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Census Tract 22.05, Buncombe, NC

7,471 Population
4.4 square miles 1,691.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±3.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Royal Pines: 41 † ±6.6
  • 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

$50,997 ±$14,066 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Royal Pines: $56,929 † ±$13,451
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Buncombe County: $43,371 ±$1,377
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$88,552 ±$13,189 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Royal Pines: $107,885 † ±$17,955
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Buncombe County: $74,436 ±$2,206
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

5.1% ±2.4% (370  ±186) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Royal Pines: 1.5% † 66 (±1.4% / ±61)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Buncombe County: 11.8% 31,661 (±0.9% / ±2,348)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

23.4 minutes ±6.7 (64,730  ±13,053) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Royal Pines: 26.3 † 44,650 (±11.7 / ±12,530)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Buncombe County: 21.1 2,246,930 (±0.2 / ±62,673)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

2,723 ±265 Number of households
  • Royal Pines: 1,719 † ±287
  • Buncombe County: 101,855 ±2,041
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.7 ±0.3 (7,353  ±1,170) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Royal Pines: 2.5 † 4,325 (±0.3 / ±882)
  • a little higher than the figure in Buncombe County: 2.6 266,975 (±0.1 / ±79)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

8.5% ±7.3% (157  ±140) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Royal Pines: 12.1% † 94 (±14.5% / ±115)
  • more than double the rate in Buncombe County: 3.5% † 2,212 (±1% / ±639)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

3,288 ±318 Number of housing units
  • Royal Pines: 2,067 † ±361
  • Buncombe County: 134,483 ±159
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$379,500 ±$36,190 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Royal Pines: $400,200 † ±$48,509
  • a little less than the amount in Buncombe County: $391,800 ±$8,308
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

13.7% ±5.3% (1,008  ±415.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Royal Pines: 11% † 474 (±4.9% / ±232.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 11.3% 30,765 (±0.8% / ±2,065)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

97.4% ±19.6% (5,337  ±707.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Royal Pines: 97.8% 3,055 (±4.2% / ±514.9)
  • 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)
46.2% ±4.3% (2,528  ±449.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Royal Pines: 57.1% † 1,783 (±8.6% / ±395.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Buncombe County: 45.9% 94,094 (±1.3% / ±2,725.8)
  • about 1.3 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

4.3% ±3% (323  ±227) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Royal Pines: 1.8% † 77 (±2.1% / ±91)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Buncombe County: 6.8% 18,510
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

4.9% ±1.9% (287  ±118) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Royal Pines: 5.1% † 172 (±2.2% / ±82)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Buncombe County: 6.3% 14,160 (±0.4% / ±982)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
287 Total veterans ±118 249 Male ±109 38 Female ±45

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