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Asheville, NC Metro Area

417,202 Population
1,479.1 square miles 282.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.9 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,166 ±$1,970 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$67,837 ±$4,601 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.3% ±2% (50,342  ±8,080) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.9 minutes ±0.6 (3,560,960  ±187,708) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

164,757 ±4,311 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (406,943  ±191) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.1% ±1.2% (3,827  ±1,087) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

208,385 ±1,148 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$398,500 ±$14,581 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.6% ±1.2% (43,589  ±5,062.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.9% ±3.1% (289,902  ±9,770) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
44.7% ±2.1% (139,481  ±6,607.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

6.9% ±9,236.1% (28,937  ±3,421) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.1% ±1% (24,405  ±3,366) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
24,405 Total veterans ±3,366 21,698 Male ±3,152 2,707 Female ±1,084

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