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Cajah's Mountain, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $189,700 (it was $83,700 in 2000)
Cajah's Mountain:

$189,700
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $133,140 - $248,206

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $222,657
Here:

$222,657
State:

$375,326

Mobile homes: $69,478
Here:

$69,478
State:

$124,933

Total population: 2,757 (Urban population: 2,680, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 1,034 (936 occupied: 723 owner occupied, 244 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

25%
State:

33%

Housing density: 338 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $182,884.

Median contract rent in 2022: $483 (lower quartile is $418, upper quartile is $698)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $453


Median gross rent in Cajah's Mountain, NC in 2022: $643

Housing units in Cajah's Mountain with a mortgage: 390 (21 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $59,269

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $43,070

Median monthly housing costs: $646

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Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1976

Median year apartment built: 1971

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,707
  • Male householders: 400 (118 living alone), Female householders: 526 (124 living alone)
  • 445 spouses (441 opposite-sex spouses), 86 unmarried partners, (86 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 698 children (636 natural, 18 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 8 foster children, 152 other relatives, 233 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 15

Size of family households: 362 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 238 1-person, 50 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

242 married couples with children.
193 single-parent households (27 men, 166 women).

94.4% of residents of Cajah's Mountain speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 90 (3.3%)
(27.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1732 bedrooms
  • 4433 bedrooms
  • 974 bedrooms
  • 105+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 331 bedroom
  • 1502 bedrooms
  • 243 bedrooms
  • 374 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cajah's Mountain in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cajah's Mountain in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 5no vehicle
  • 1491 vehicle
  • 3262 vehicles
  • 1723 vehicles
  • 324 vehicles
  • 405+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cajah's Mountain in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cajah's Mountain in renter-occupied apartments
  • 46no vehicle
  • 871 vehicle
  • 702 vehicles
  • 423 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 263 rooms
  • 1034 rooms
  • 2005 rooms
  • 1746 rooms
  • 1107 rooms
  • 328 rooms
  • 789+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 102 rooms
  • 153 rooms
  • 1094 rooms
  • 495 rooms
  • 586 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 38 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Cajah's Mountain, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Cajah's Mountain, NC in 2022
  • 10Less than $10,000
  • 70$10,000 to $19,999
  • 121$20,000 to $29,999
  • 122$30,000 to $39,999
  • 108$40,000 to $49,999
  • 157$50,000 to $59,999
  • 105$60,000 to $74,999
  • 141$75,000 to $99,999
  • 59$100,000 to $124,999
  • 26$125,000 to $149,999
  • 60$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Cajah's Mountain, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Cajah's Mountain, NC in 2022
  • 4Less than $10,000
  • 10$10,000 to $14,999
  • 15$15,000 to $19,999
  • 4$35,000 to $39,999
  • 3$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2$50,000 to $59,999
  • 13$60,000 to $69,999
  • 7$70,000 to $79,999
  • 3$80,000 to $89,999
  • 23$90,000 to $99,999
  • 114$100,000 to $124,999
  • 68$125,000 to $149,999
  • 58$150,000 to $174,999
  • 86$175,000 to $199,999
  • 115$200,000 to $249,999
  • 76$250,000 to $299,999
  • 41$300,000 to $399,999
  • 5$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Cajah's Mountain, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cajah's Mountain, NC in 2022
  • 2$350 to $399
  • 52$400 to $449
  • 21$450 to $499
  • 36$500 to $549
  • 12$550 to $599
  • 23$600 to $649
  • 30$650 to $699
  • 6$700 to $749
  • 11$800 to $899
  • 2$900 to $999
  • 3$1,000 to $1,249
  • 14$2,000 to $2,499
  • 25No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.8%
Number of people working at home: 72 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 79
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 88
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 287
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 209
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 190
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 30
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 132
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 17
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 20
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 26
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 27
  • 90 or more minutes: 52

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,070 (81.1%)
  • Carpooled: 202 (15.3%)
  • Motorcycle: 9 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 4 (0.3%)
  • Other means: 10 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 25 (1.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.1%Males
  • 2.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 31.0%Males
  • 16.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 12.1%Males
  • 5.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina
  • 212010 or later
  • 322000 to 2009
  • 81990 to 1999
  • 51980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 12Before 1970
Ancestries in Cajah's Mountain, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 944 (45.6%)
  • German: 231 (11.2%)
  • English: 197 (9.5%)
  • Irish: 137 (6.6%)
  • French: 37 (1.8%)
  • European: 29 (1.4%)
  • Scottish: 29 (1.4%)
  • French Canadian: 28 (1.4%)
  • Dutch: 19 (0.9%)
  • British: 16 (0.8%)
  • Italian: 15 (0.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 10 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 5 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 4 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 3 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala
Cajah's Mountain:

33.3% (28)
North Carolina:

2.6% (22,964)

Mexico
Cajah's Mountain:

19.0% (16)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Cuba
Cajah's Mountain:

11.9% (10)
North Carolina:

1.0% (9,005)

El Salvador
Cajah's Mountain:

11.9% (10)
North Carolina:

3.8% (33,379)

Philippines
Cajah's Mountain:

10.7% (9)
North Carolina:

2.4% (20,695)

Honduras
Cajah's Mountain:

10.7% (9)
North Carolina:

4.7% (40,707)

France
Cajah's Mountain:

4.8% (4)
North Carolina:

0.4% (3,292)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,896
  • Other state: 709
  • Northeast: 115
  • Midwest: 193
  • South: 380
  • West: 33

85.8% of Cajah's Mountain residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55.0% lived in North Carolina.


Cajah's Mountain:

85.8%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 15
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 11
  • 7th and 8th grade: 49
  • 9th grade: 100
  • 10th grade: 47
  • 11th grade: 71
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 11
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 228
  • Less than 1 year of college: 53
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 122
  • Associate degree: 62
  • Bachelor's degree: 128
  • Master's degree: 20
  • Professional school degree: 3
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 14
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 9
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16
  • 9th grade: 43
  • 10th grade: 9
  • 11th grade: 16
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 398
  • Less than 1 year of college: 39
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 126
  • Associate degree: 183
  • Bachelor's degree: 97
  • Master's degree: 46
  • Professional school degree: 1
  • Doctorate degree: 3
Educational Attainment for Females
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Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 888
  • One, attached: 6
  • Two: 14
  • 3 or 4: 31
  • 5 to 9: 25
  • 10 to 19: 26
  • Mobile homes: 43
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Cajah's Mountain
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Cajah's Mountain, NC
  • 60.4%Electricity
  • 19.1%Utility gas
  • 9.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%Wood
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Cajah's Mountain, NC
  • 77.0%Electricity
  • 15.3%Utility gas
  • 5.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.6%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56
Here:

17.4%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
Here:

31.6%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability