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Census Tract 23.05, Buncombe, NC

5,409 Population
14.7 square miles 367.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.2 ±5.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Bent Creek: 47.2 † ±6.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Buncombe County: 42.6 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$63,228 ±$17,999 Per capita income
  • about double the amount in Bent Creek: $30,877 † ±$9,312
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Buncombe County: $43,371 ±$1,377
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$74,579 ±$7,869 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Bent Creek: $72,176 † ±$28,801
  • about the same as the amount in Buncombe County: $74,436 ±$2,206
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

13.5% ±7.1% (727  ±406) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Bent Creek: 15.6% † 215 (±18.5% / ±268)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 11.8% 31,661 (±0.9% / ±2,348)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

19 minutes ±9.2 (36,380  ±11,077) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Bent Creek: 19.8 † 9,900 (±4.8 / ±7,514)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Buncombe County: 21.1 2,246,930 (±0.2 / ±62,673)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

2,450 ±440 Number of households
  • Bent Creek: 463 † ±138
  • Buncombe County: 101,855 ±2,041
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.2 ±0.6 (5,392  ±953) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Bent Creek: 3 † 1,382 (±0.7 / ±523)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Buncombe County: 2.6 266,975 (±0.1 / ±79)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

3.7% ±3.4% (51  ±51) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Bent Creek: 7.7% † 24 (±11.7% / ±40)
  • a little higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 3.5% † 2,212 (±1% / ±639)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

2,860 ±388 Number of housing units
  • Bent Creek: 544 † ±213
  • Buncombe County: 134,483 ±159
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$469,300 ±$80,804 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Bent Creek: $404,000 † ±$59,694
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Buncombe County: $391,800 ±$8,308
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

15.2% ±7.4% (814  ±422.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Bent Creek: 23.2% † 315 (±23.2% / ±336.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Buncombe County: 11.3% 30,765 (±0.8% / ±2,065)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

94.5% ±23.9% (4,203  ±734.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bent Creek: 85.3% † 921 (±43.6% / ±319.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Buncombe County: 92.6% 189,827 (±1.9% / ±3,936.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
53% ±7.9% (2,357  ±555.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Bent Creek: 35% † 378 (±11.3% / ±186.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 45.9% 94,094 (±1.3% / ±2,725.8)
  • about 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

3% ±2% (162  ±111) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Bent Creek: 1.5% † 20 (±2.3% / ±33)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Buncombe County: 6.8% 18,510
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

7% ±3.6% (320  ±175) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Bent Creek: 2.6% † 29 (±3.5% / ±41)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 6.3% 14,160 (±0.4% / ±982)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
320 Total veterans ±175 289 Male ±164 31 Female ±50

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