CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cullowhee

North Carolina · 4,029 residents · 3.81 sq mi

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Cullowhee is a city of 4,029 people in North Carolina. The median age is 20.6, younger than the US median of 33.0. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 40%. 23.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 20.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

46% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,029

+13%vs 2000

vs 3,579 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

20.6

−1%vs 2000

vs 20.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.81 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 50.9%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.7%(68)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 141.2%(48)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1937%(1,491)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2438.9%(1,568)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 346.4%(256)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 443.7%(151)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 543.9%(156)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642.3%(94)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741.9%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.4%(55)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,094

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,688 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,765

−42%vs 2000

vs $10,017 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.8%

−17.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,300

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $121,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $427 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

41.9%

+11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.4% in 2000

58.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(3,160)

Black7.2%(259)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(47)

Asian1.3%(46)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(3,722)

Black5.3%(214)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(43)

Asian1.4%(56)

Other0.9%(37)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.9%(548)

Puerto Rican1.2%(99)

South American0.5%(40)

Ecuadorian0.5%(40)

Dominican0.3%(22)

Spaniard0.2%(12)

Cuban0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Hmong0.2%(13)

Ancestry

American25.2%(2,011)

German8.5%(677)

English8.4%(670)

Irish5.7%(454)

Scotch-Irish3%(243)

Scottish2.4%(193)

Italian2.2%(172)

Welsh1.2%(96)

Russian1.1%(91)

French1.1%(88)

Swedish1.1%(85)

Finnish1%(78)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.8%(67)

Polish0.7%(55)

Subsaharan African0.7%(54)

Dutch0.7%(53)

Lithuanian0.3%(21)

Portuguese0.3%(21)

Czech0.3%(20)

Arab0.2%(19)

British0.2%(16)

Turkish0.2%(16)

Swiss0.2%(15)

West Indian0.2%(14)

Haitian0.2%(14)

Austrian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

46.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

24.8%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 11.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married83.8%(3,149)

Married7.9%(298)

Widowed0.3%(11)

Divorced8%(299)

Women 15+

Never married87%(3,506)

Married8.8%(353)

Widowed0.3%(11)

Divorced3.9%(159)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.0%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 69.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

4.1%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.4%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 85.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

16.1%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)43.9%(127)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.6%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.5%(68)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 289 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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