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Cullowhee, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cullowhee is $7,529, which is much lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Cullowhee median household income is $15,607, which has shrunk by 20.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cullowhee residents spend 16.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #733

Cullowhee, NC	7,529 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cullowhee, NC	3,814 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cullowhee, NC	4,848 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cullowhee, NC	2,706 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #721

Cullowhee, NC	15,607 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cullowhee, NC	24,888 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #606

Cullowhee, NC		-20.73%
North Carolina		19.16%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cullowhee, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.67%	$3,478, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.37%	$12,088, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.23%	$1,424, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.66%	$26,039, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cullowhee, NC	16,563 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cullowhee, NC	35,207 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cullowhee, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$15,981, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Hispanic	$12,303, see rank	$34,938	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cullowhee, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$6,797, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$21,635, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$28,816, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$14,773, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cullowhee, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,223, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	2,472, 47.33%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,156, 46.76%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	27, 1.09%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,129, 45.67%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	957, 84.77%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	172, 15.23%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,316, 53.24%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	2,751, 52.67%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,075, 39.08%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,075, 39.08%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	929, 86.42%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	146, 13.58%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,676, 60.92%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cullowhee, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,872, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,057, 56.46%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	205, 10.95%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	38, 2.03%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	481, 25.69%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	91, 4.86%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cullowhee, NC	16.5 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cullowhee, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,886	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	957, 50.74%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	140, 14.63%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	357, 37.30%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	215, 22.47%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	44, 4.60%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	154, 16.09%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3, 0.31%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	929, 49.26%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	234, 25.19%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	352, 37.89%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	319, 34.34%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24, 2.58%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cullowhee, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,886, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	74, 3.92%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	131, 6.95%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	16, 0.85%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 0.90%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	340, 18.03%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	53, 2.81%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	52, 2.76%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	119, 6.31%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	607, 32.18%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	427, 22.64%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	38, 2.01%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12, 0.64%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cullowhee, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,130	51.27%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	185	48.94%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.