Cooleemee, NC Housing Market & City Data

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983
Population Estimate
$84,996
Median Home Value
88.5%
Employment Rate
13.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$161
Median Listing Price$189,900
Median Days on Market15
Active Listings3
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)7
Avg Listing Price$211,600
Avg Listing Price Change MoM33%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-8%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.27
Family Dual Income37
Median Household Income$49,375
Median Individual Income$25,156
Home Ownership57.8%
Home Value$84,996
Median Rent$972
Rent Burden37.3%
Poverty27.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED16.9%
  • Highschool Education28.5%
  • Some College41.1%
  • Bachelors Degree9.9%
  • Graduate Degree3.6%
  • Total College or Above13.5%
  • Stem Degree36.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.9%
  • Female48.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married43.9%
  • Divorced14.6%
  • Never Married33.0%
  • Widowed8.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCooleemee
State IDNC
Population983

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1831.1%
19–2913.6%
30–3916.0%
40–4910.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.5%
60–6910.2%
70–797.7%
80+2.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation62.1%
Unemployment Rate11.5%
Disabled19.4%

ETHNICITY

White77.5%
Black5.2%
Asian2.5%
Native American3.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple11.3%

OTHER

Hispanic1.4%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured14.8%
Veteran8.7%

Local Discussions

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