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.Lake Junaluska is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.14% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Junaluska is a town of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Junaluska who work in management occupations (28.46%), food service (8.21%), and teaching (7.43%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.01 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small town, Lake Junaluska doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lake Junaluska, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lake Junaluska is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.95% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. 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.
