Cullowhee is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 7,682 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cullowhee is the 120th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Cullowhee, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Cullowhee, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Cullowhee’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Cullowhee does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $35,076.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Cullowhee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cullowhee is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cullowhee who work in food service (18.35%), sales jobs (17.15%), and personal care services (8.64%). Also of interest is that Cullowhee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Cullowhee is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Cullowhee to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. Cullowhee 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.In terms of college education, Cullowhee is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.42% of adults in Cullowhee have a college degree. The per capita income in Cullowhee in 2022 was $12,587, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $50,348 for a family of four. Cullowhee also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 51.31% of its population below the federal poverty line.Cullowhee is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cullowhee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cullowhee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cullowhee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.48% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cullowhee include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Cullowhee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
