Lake Junaluska is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,219 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lake Junaluska is the 242nd largest community in North Carolina.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Lake Junaluska. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Lake Junaluska has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Lake Junaluska has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Lake Junaluska telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Lake Junaluska is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.01 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Lake Junaluska is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

If knowledge is power, Lake Junaluska is a pretty powerful place. 54.95% of the adults in Lake Junaluska have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Lake Junaluska in 2022 was $38,342, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,368 for a family of four. However, Lake Junaluska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lake Junaluska home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Junaluska residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lake Junaluska include English, Scots-Irish, German, Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Lake Junaluska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.