Lake Junaluska is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,219 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lake Junaluska is the 242nd largest community in North Carolina.Lake Junaluska is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Junaluska is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Junaluska who work in management occupations (25.11%), teaching (14.29%), and the sciences (6.34%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Lake Junaluska has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Also of interest is that Lake Junaluska has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that Lake Junaluska is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.48 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small town, Lake Junaluska does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Lake Junaluska. 52.64% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Lake Junaluska in 2022 was $36,050, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,200 for a family of four. However, Lake Junaluska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lake Junaluska home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Junaluska residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lake Junaluska include English, Scots-Irish, German, British, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Lake Junaluska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
