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Fletcher, NC

8,098 Population
6.3 square miles 1,278.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±7.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 44 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,486 ±$4,017 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $42,135 ±$973
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,272 ±$7,663 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $71,838 ±$1,824
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.6% ±3.9% (593  ±302) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 11.8% 47,729 (±0.8% / ±3,067)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.7 minutes ±5.1 (86,900  ±21,666) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 22.1 3,608,760 (±0.3 / ±87,145)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,372 ±235 Number of households
  • the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 161,264 ±2,288
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (8,025  ±18) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 2.5 404,985 (±0 / ±94)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2% ±2.8% (32  ±46) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 4.3% † 3,899 (±0.8% / ±747)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,628 ±265 Number of housing units
  • the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 203,883 ±120
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$331,100 ±$23,559 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $370,900 ±$5,777
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.1% ±6.8% (1,138  ±547.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 10.7% 44,085 (±0.6% / ±2,476.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.6% ±9.8% (5,783  ±681.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 92.2% 285,610 (±1.5% / ±4,557.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
39.8% ±6.3% (2,432  ±408) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 42.5% 131,662 (±1% / ±3,117.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.3% ±3.7% (830  ±303) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 6.9% 28,629
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±2.9% (493  ±193) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 6.8% 23,216 (±0.4% / ±1,226)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
493 Total veterans ±193 366 Male ±167 127 Female ±81

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