Cullowhee township, Jackson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (17% naturalized citizens)
| Cullowhee township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
35% of Cullowhee township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3746
- Northeast: 463
- Midwest: 588
- South: 1334
- West: 169
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $131,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
2,463 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,054
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 138
- 3 or 4: 117
- 5 to 9: 170
- 10 to 19: 86
- 20 to 49: 66
- 50 or more: 25
- Mobile homes: 477
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,800
Housing units in Cullowhee township with a mortgage: 331 (26 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 250
- Educational services (32%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Educational services (36%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Health care (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Postsecondary teachers (11%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cullowhee township:
- German (14.3%)
- United States or American (13.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (12.7%)
- English (12.0%)
- Irish (11.6%)
- Scottish (4.1%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Netherlands (20%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- France (10%)
- Mexico (8%)
- Taiwan (7%)
- Canada (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,842 (69%)
- Carpooled: 364 (14%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle: 12 (0%)
- Walked: 336 (13%)
- Worked at home: 100 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2,463 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
94.8% of residents of Cullowhee township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,887- In family households: 2,398 (692 male householders, 203 female householders)
728 spouses, 673 children (649 natural, 2 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 29 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,489 (454 male householders (300 living alone)), 505 female householders (288 living alone)), 530 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,525 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 499 2-persons, 187 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 12 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 588 1-person, 267 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 21 4-persons,
435 married couples with children.
145 single-parent households (37 men, 108 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 6.0% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 1.9% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 131
| Here: | 3.7% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |