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Cajah's Mountain, NC map Population (year 2000): 2,683. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,650 (-1.2% change)
 

Males: 1,367  (51.0%)
Females: 1,316  (49.0%)

Caldwell County

Median resident age:  40.5 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28645.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,200 (it was $39,566 in 2000)
Cajah's Mountain  $41,200
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $110,100 (it was $87,400 in 2000)
Cajah's Mountain  $110,100
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Cajah's Mountain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • Black (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.3%), German (13.0%), English (8.7%), Irish (5.6%), Scottish (3.3%), French (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1323 feet

Land area: 3.06 square miles.

Population density: 864 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Cajah's Mountain

  • High school or higher: 65.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cajah's Mountain town

  • Never married: 13.2%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

37 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
North Carolina:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cajah's Mountain:  0.6% ($482)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (47.9 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (66.0 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (524.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hudson, NC (3.3 miles ), Gamewell, NC (3.9 miles ), Lenoir, NC (4.1 miles ), Sawmills, NC (4.6 miles ), Rutherford College, NC (7.2 miles ), Valdese, NC (7.5 miles ), Connelly Springs, NC (7.7 miles ), Drexel, NC (7.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.85 N, Longitude: 81.54 W


188 people in state prisons
121 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: +532 (+24.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Furniture and related products (28%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Furniture and related products (19%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Woodworkers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Cajah's Mountain-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 23% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.0 miles away from the Cajah's Mountain town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 14.3 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cajah's Mountain:
  • CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LENOIR, NC)
  • VALDESE GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (about 10 miles; VALDESE, NC)
  • BROUGHTON HOSP (about 11 miles; MORGANTON, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cajah's Mountain:
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 62 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 74 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cajah's Mountain:
  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 5 miles; MORGANTON, NC; ID: MRN)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 12 miles; MORGANTON, NC; ID: NC1)
  • WILSON'S (about 19 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: E40)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cajah's Mountain:
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 44 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)

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Churches in Cajah's Mountain include: Cajah Mountain Baptist Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.9%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.2%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Cajah's Mountain compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Cajah's Mountain government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $15,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $134,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $90,000
    Central Staff Services: $84,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $312,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $55,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,405,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $7,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $37,000
    Housing & Community Development: $12,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $28,000

4.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.99%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Catawba County, NC  1.04% ($29,689 average AGI)
from Burke County, NC  0.89% ($27,234)
from Watauga County, NC  0.19% ($34,232)


4.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,571 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.87%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Catawba County, NC  1.09% ($28,517 average AGI)
to Burke County, NC  0.81% ($26,138)
to Alexander County, NC  0.18% ($41,902)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cajah's Mountain:
  • WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WJRI (1340 AM; 1 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSVM (1490 AM; 1 kW; VALDESE, NC; Owner: GHB OF WAXHAW, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WMNC (1430 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: COOPER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cajah's Mountain:
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

TV broadcast stations around Cajah's Mountain:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WTBL-LP (Channel 53; LENOIR, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA, INC.)
  • WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

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