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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lake Junaluska spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.48 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Lake Junaluska is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.If knowledge is power, Lake Junaluska is a pretty powerful place. 52.64% of the adults in Lake Junaluska have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. 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.
