Cullowhee, NC Housing Market & City Data

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6,377
Population Estimate
$212,850
Median Home Value
91.1%
Employment Rate
55.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$279
Median Listing Price$674,750
Median Days on Market98
Active Listings59
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)73
Avg Listing Price$1,132,143
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-20%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.36
Family Dual Income46.1
Median Household Income$31,993
Median Individual Income$5,074
Home Ownership12.6%
Home Value$212,850
Median Rent$658
Rent Burden26.2%
Poverty41.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.3%
  • Highschool Education16.3%
  • Some College21.3%
  • Bachelors Degree30.7%
  • Graduate Degree24.4%
  • Total College or Above55.1%
  • Stem Degree50.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.2%
  • Female54.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married4.3%
  • Divorced1.9%
  • Never Married93.8%
  • Widowed0.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCullowhee
State IDNC
Population6,377

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1841.9%
19–2948.0%
30–394.7%
40–492.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–591.1%
60–691.1%
70–791.1%
80+0.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation48.1%
Unemployment Rate8.9%
Disabled6.3%

ETHNICITY

White85.3%
Black10.8%
Asian1.2%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.7%
Multiple1.7%

OTHER

Hispanic6.4%
Limited English2.8%
Health Uninsured4.7%
Veteran1.4%

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