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Asheville, NC

94,983 Population
45.5 square miles 2,088.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±2.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 44.3 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,338 ±$4,932 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $44,329 ±$2,396
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,996 ±$7,066 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $76,275 ±$5,775
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.4% ±3.8% (14,209  ±3,499) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 11.7% † 48,210 (±1.8% / ±7,547)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.2 minutes ±0.3 (693,840  ±36,041) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 22.1 3,608,760 (±0.3 / ±87,145)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

38,210 ±2,615 Number of households
  • the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 163,942 ±4,468
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (91,148  ±159) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 2.5 412,374 (±0.1 / ±101)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.2% ±2.4% (699  ±525) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 4.3% † 3,975 (±1.7% / ±1,537)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

54,967 ±2,534 Number of housing units
  • the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 212,446 ±952
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$500,400 ±$47,074 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $420,800 ±$16,369
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.4% ±3.9% (15,473  ±3,634.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 9.6% † 40,149 (±1.3% / ±5,222.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.2% ±5.9% (69,787  ±5,051.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 93.3% 295,102 (±3.1% / ±9,975.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
57.7% ±5% (43,189  ±4,054.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 43.8% 138,357 (±2% / ±6,253.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

7.8% ±2.4% (7,409  ±2,239) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 7.2% 30,541
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.7% ±1.3% (3,923  ±1,084) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 6.2% 21,630 (±0.6% / ±2,065)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,923 Total veterans ±1,084 3,421 Male ±945 502 Female ±402

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