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Buncombe County Schools, NC

231,954 Population
634.5 square miles 365.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Buncombe County: 43.1 ±0.6
  • 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

$43,626 ±$3,185 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Buncombe County: $45,759 ±$2,752
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,302 ±$6,506 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Buncombe County: $80,279 ±$4,993
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12% ±2.7% (27,272  ±6,164) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Buncombe County: 12.6% † 34,346 (±2.3% / ±6,304)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.8 minutes ±0.3 (1,969,420  ±60,349) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Buncombe County: 21.1 2,246,930 (±0.2 / ±62,673)
  • 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

84,242 ±3,911 Number of households
  • Buncombe County: 102,612 ±4,314
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (226,326  ±4,650) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Buncombe County: 2.7 271,560 (±0.1 / ±98)
  • about 10 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

2.5% ±1.2% (1,361  ±637) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Buncombe County: 2.7% † 1,793 (±1.1% / ±743)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

112,999 ±2,440 Number of housing units
  • Buncombe County: 139,474 ±55
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$409,100 ±$19,520 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Buncombe County: $437,500 ±$17,933
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.4% ±1.7% (26,231  ±4,003.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Buncombe County: 11.6% † 32,199 (±1.7% / ±4,668.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.4% ±4% (161,641  ±7,816.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Buncombe County: 93.5% 195,307 (±4% / ±8,383.7)
  • 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)
44.4% ±2.8% (76,777  ±5,150.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Buncombe County: 46.7% 97,536 (±2.7% / ±5,589.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • 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

7.8% ±1.8% (18,163  ±4,284) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 7% 19,517
  • 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

5.9% ±0.7% (11,166  ±1,441) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Buncombe County: 5.6% † 12,795 (±0.6% / ±1,447)
  • 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)
11,166 Total veterans ±1,441 10,249 Male ±1,365 917 Female ±471

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