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Asheville, NC Metro Area

422,333 Population
1,479.1 square miles 285.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,329 ±$2,396 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$76,275 ±$5,775 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.7% ±1.8% (48,210  ±7,547) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.6 minutes ±1.1 (3,952,940  ±239,655) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

163,942 ±4,468 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (412,374  ±101) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.3% ±1.7% (3,975  ±1,537) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

212,446 ±952 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$420,800 ±$16,369 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.6% ±1.3% (40,149  ±5,222.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±3.1% (295,102  ±9,975.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.8% ±2% (138,357  ±6,253.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than 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

7.2% (30,541  ±4,524) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±0.6% (21,630  ±2,065) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
21,630 Total veterans ±2,065 20,139 Male ±1,965 1,491 Female ±662

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