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Census Tract 12, Buncombe, NC

4,959 Population
2.8 square miles 1,756.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±5.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Asheville: 40.7 ±1.2
  • a little less than the figure in Buncombe County: 42.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$40,912 ±$5,979 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Asheville: $45,430 ±$2,602
  • a little less than the amount in Buncombe County: $43,371 ±$1,377
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$68,566 ±$13,042 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Asheville: $71,102 ±$3,950
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Buncombe County: $74,436 ±$2,206
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

4.1% ±2.1% (204  ±112) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Asheville: 14.3% † 13,011 (±1.8% / ±1,665)
  • about one-third of the rate in Buncombe County: 11.8% 31,661 (±0.9% / ±2,348)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

21.3 minutes ±8.8 (44,735  ±11,821) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Asheville: 18.2 693,840 (±0.3 / ±36,041)
  • about the same as the figure in Buncombe County: 21.1 2,246,930 (±0.2 / ±62,673)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,901 ±283 Number of households
  • Asheville: 37,394 ±1,238
  • Buncombe County: 101,855 ±2,041
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.5 ±0.4 (4,836  ±1,035) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Asheville: 2.4 90,934 (±0.1 / ±56)
  • a little less than the figure in Buncombe County: 2.6 266,975 (±0.1 / ±79)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

1.2% ±1.8% (14  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Asheville: 3.5% † 823 (±2% / ±464)
  • about one-third of the rate in Buncombe County: 3.5% † 2,212 (±1% / ±639)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

2,523 ±235 Number of housing units
  • Asheville: 50,034 ±941
  • Buncombe County: 134,483 ±159
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$432,500 ±$23,821 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Asheville: $440,000 ±$13,277
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Buncombe County: $391,800 ±$8,308
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

12% ±4% (592  ±231.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Asheville: 15.6% † 14,632 (±1.6% / ±1,459)
  • a little higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 11.3% 30,765 (±0.8% / ±2,065)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

96.4% ±22.6% (3,544  ±542.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Asheville: 94.1% 68,384 (±3% / ±2,485.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 92.6% 189,827 (±1.9% / ±3,936.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
57.2% ±5.9% (2,103  ±432.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Asheville: 53.4% 38,788 (±2.2% / ±1,739.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 45.9% 94,094 (±1.3% / ±2,725.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

5% ±2.7% (247  ±143) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Asheville: 7% † 6,638 (±1.3% / ±1,237)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Buncombe County: 6.8% 18,510
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

4.2% ±3.1% (167  ±126) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Asheville: 5.6% † 4,529 (±0.8% / ±624)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Buncombe County: 6.3% 14,160 (±0.4% / ±982)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
167 Total veterans ±126 110 Male ±105 57 Female ±53

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