Cajah's Mountain, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,675 (All urban)

Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,053 (1,009 occupied: 758 owner occupied, 251 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

Housing density: 344 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $460 (lower quartile is $405, upper quartile is $515)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $432

Median gross rent in Cajah's Mountain, NC in 2007: $544

Housing units in Cajah's Mountain with a mortgage: 368 (46 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 275

Cajah's Mountain,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,012 (it was $83,700 in 2000)

Cajah's Mountain:	$121,012
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,021 - $153,034

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $142,004
Here: $142,004
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,346
Here: $134,346
State: $176,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,149
Here: $146,149
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $29,506
Here: $29,506
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,391

In family households: 2,077 (612 male householders, 114 female householders)
588 spouses, 562 children (528 natural, 4 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 74 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 40 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 314 (117 male householders (89 living alone)), 142 female householders (118 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 289 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 348 2-persons, 146 3-persons, 181 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 207 1-person, 48 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

346 married couples with children.
84 single-parent households (26 men, 58 women).

98.0% of residents of Cajah's Mountain speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (16% speak English very well, 56% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 37 (1.4%)
(32.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 68 5 rooms: 295 6 rooms: 223 7 rooms: 68 8 rooms: 48 9 or more rooms: 34

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 123 5 rooms: 42 6 rooms: 36 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 61
1990 to 1994: 80
1980 to 1989: 215
1970 to 1979: 224
1960 to 1969: 247
1950 to 1959: 98
1940 to 1949: 73
1939 or earlier: 48

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cajah's Mountain:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 200 3 bedrooms: 488 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cajah's Mountain:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 50 2 bedrooms: 147 3 bedrooms: 54 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Cajah's Mountain in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 33 1 vehicle: 160 2 vehicles: 280 3 vehicles: 220 4 vehicles: 46 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Cajah's Mountain in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 39 1 vehicle: 152 2 vehicles: 60 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Cajah's Mountain, NC:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 39
$60,000 to $69,999: 73
$70,000 to $79,999: 109
$80,000 to $89,999: 82
$90,000 to $99,999: 109
$100,000 to $124,999: 105
$125,000 to $149,999: 46
$150,000 to $174,999: 10
$175,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 to $249,999: 17
$250,000 to $299,999: 4
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Cajah's Mountain rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cajah's Mountain:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 21
$350 to $399: 30
$400 to $449: 39
$450 to $499: 42
$500 to $549: 23
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 8
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 35

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9 1990 to 1994: 11 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 12

Cajah's Mountain, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.5%
Number of people working at home: 25 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 54
5 to 9 minutes: 161
10 to 14 minutes: 288
15 to 19 minutes: 346
20 to 24 minutes: 123
25 to 29 minutes: 58
30 to 34 minutes: 118
35 to 39 minutes: 18
40 to 44 minutes: 20
45 to 59 minutes: 40
60 to 89 minutes: 32
90 or more minutes: 37

Cajah's Mountain mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,070 (81%)
Carpooled: 202 (15%)
Motorcycle: 9 (1%)
Walked: 4 (0%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 25 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 84
$10,000 to $14,999: 64
$15,000 to $19,999: 73
$20,000 to $24,999: 65
$25,000 to $29,999: 55
$30,000 to $34,999: 94
$35,000 to $39,999: 66
$40,000 to $44,999: 87
$45,000 to $49,999: 54
$50,000 to $59,999: 127
$60,000 to $74,999: 107
$75,000 to $99,999: 52
$100,000 to $124,999: 33
$125,000 to $149,999: 22
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 597

German: 250

Other groups: 227

English: 219

Irish: 90

Scotch-Irish: 67

Scottish: 67

French (except Basque): 55

Italian: 37

Dutch: 31

Swedish: 16

British: 10

Norwegian: 5

Austrian: 4

Greek: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (43%)
United Kingdom (32%)
Korea (14%)
Philippines (11%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2249
Northeast: 53
Midwest: 105
South: 201
West: 26

59% of Cajah's Mountain residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 80
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 80
11th grade: 35
12th grade, no diploma: 33
High school graduate (or equivalency): 330
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 95
Associate degree: 21
Bachelor's degree: 70
Master's degree: 40
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 96
9th grade: 75
10th grade: 65
11th grade: 67
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 347
Less than 1 year of college: 34
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 96
Associate degree: 113
Bachelor's degree: 75
Master's degree: 22
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,072
Asian householders: $17,249
Two or more races householders: $55,187

Cajah's Mountain household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cajah's Mountain household income for Asian householders

Cajah's Mountain marital status for males

Cajah's Mountain marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $133,228
Asian householders: $136,878
Two or more races householders: $57,032

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 793
One, attached: 4
Two: 11
3 or 4: 39
5 to 9: 59
10 to 19: 9
Mobile homes: 138

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,449

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cajah's Mountain:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (53%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Utility gas (7%) Wood (5%) No fuel used (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Utility gas (8%) No fuel used (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36

Here:	12.8%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	5.4%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

Here:	26.9%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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