Cajahs Mountain, NC Demographic Data
Cajahs Mountain, NC Summary
Cajahs Mountain is located in Caldwell County in North Carolina
- Population: 2,793
- Area: 3.39 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.39 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 824.86 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,275.92 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cajahs Mountain, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,294
47%
50.8
Male
1,458
53%
49.2
Total Population
2,752
323,128,000
Cajahs Mountain, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
143
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
195
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
134
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
136
4.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
165
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
257
9.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
427
15.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
373
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
168
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
199
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
283
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
235
8.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
37
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,195
79.8%
77.2
Female
1,073
48.9%
51.3
Male
1,122
51.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,096
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
693
25.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
555
20.2%
15.2
Female
339
61.1%
55.8
Male
216
38.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Cajahs Mountain, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,728
99.1%
96.8
White
2,551
92.7%
72.6
Black or African American
33
1.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
139
5.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
24
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
153
5.6%
17.8
Mexican
48
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
105
3.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,599
94.4%
82.2
Cajahs Mountain, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
148
7.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
255
12.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
731
36.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
381
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
173
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
206
10.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
85
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
403
20.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,576
79.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
291
14.7%
31.2
Cajahs Mountain, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
439
19.3%
33.7%
Now Married
1,363
59.8%
47.5
Divorced
240
10.5%
11.0%
Separated
70
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
168
7.4
5.8%
Cajahs Mountain, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,448
93.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
161
6.2%
21.6%
Spanish
155
5.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cajahs Mountain, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
91
8.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
64
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
125
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
134
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
233
22.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
187
18.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
89
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
68
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
45
4.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
41,607
57,617
Per capita income
21,590
31,128
Cajahs Mountain, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
100
8.2%
9.8
Construction
82
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
292
24.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
13
1.1%
6.6
Information
34
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
268
22.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
76
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
50
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
57
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
129
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
59
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
56
4.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
120
9.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
301
24.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
334
27.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
225
18.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
236
19.4%
18.1%
Cajahs Mountain, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,193
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,053
88.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
110
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
20
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
10
0.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.1
26.6
Cajahs Mountain, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
20
1.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
321
30.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
410
39.4%
37.1
3 or more
289
27.8%
21.0
Cajahs Mountain, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,040
90.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
755
72.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
285
27.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
104
9.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
17
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Cajahs Mountain, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,144
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
13
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
43
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
247
21.6%
16.5
5 rooms
303
26.5%
19.8
6 rooms
201
17.6%
17.8
7 rooms
178
15.6%
12.0
8 rooms
92
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
67
5.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cajahs Mountain, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,144
1-unit, detached
884
77.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9
0.8%
5.9
2-units
21
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
65
5.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
75
6.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
86
7.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cajahs Mountain, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
47
4.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
50
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
89
7.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
255
22.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
297
26.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
159
13.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
130
11.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
117
10.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cajahs Mountain, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
143
13.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
30
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
637
61.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
188
18.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
34
3.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.8%
1.1
Cajahs Mountain, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
436
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
4
0.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
6
1.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
1.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
2.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
4.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
141
32.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
250
57.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
240
55.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
41
9.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
7.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
32
7.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
85
19.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Cajahs Mountain, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
212
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
3.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
8
3.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
46
21.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
151
71.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
73
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
590
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
31
14.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
22
10.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
31
14.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
3.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
38
18.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
78
37.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
77
0.0%
0.0%
Cajahs Mountain, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
755
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
53
7.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
215
28.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
221
29.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
172
22.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
55
7.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
39
5.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
119,600
205,000