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Buncombe County (Northwest) PUMA, NC

140,310 Population
473.2 square miles 296.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44 ±2.3 Median age
  • 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

$37,792 ±$2,905 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,462 ±$6,648 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.3% ±3.5% (15,458  ±4,794) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.5 minutes ±0.5 (1,200,340  ±54,623) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

49,358 ±2,549 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.2 (136,760  ±6,530) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±1.9% (1,045  ±569) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds 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

63,569 ±2,760 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$374,800 ±$15,676 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±2.2% (14,390  ±3,060.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.4% ±3.8% (97,652  ±5,794.7) High school grad or higher
  • 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)
39.5% ±2.9% (41,309  ±3,556.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

8.8% ±2.5% (11,663  ±3,313.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

6.3% ±2.5% (8,898  ±3,502) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.9% ±0.9% (6,787  ±1,063) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,787 Total veterans ±1,063 6,420 Male ±1,080 367 Female ±284

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