Buncombe County, NC

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Buncombe County, North Carolina demographics

Population: 266,981
Median age: 42.2

Median household income: 59,699

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Population

2021266,981
2020259,576
2019256,886
2018254,474
2017252,268
2016250,112
2015247,336
2014244,599
2013241,801
2012239,000
2011236,230
2010233,249
2009225,869

Buncombe County, NC cities

Asheville city - 93,272

Avery Creek CDP - 3,273

Bent Creek CDP - 1,586

Biltmore Forest town - 1,670

Black Mountain town - 8,386

Fairview CDP - 2,737

Montreat town - 343

Royal Pines CDP - 4,606

Swannanoa CDP - 4,589

Weaverville town - 4,476

Woodfin town - 7,771

Buncombe County, NC ZIP Codes

Census data for Buncombe County, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Total population
Total population266,981
Male128,615
Female138,366
Population by age
Total population266,981
Under 5 years12,736
5 to 9 years13,580
10 to 14 years14,343
15 to 19 years14,533
20 to 24 years14,360
25 to 34 years36,740
35 to 44 years36,296
45 to 54 years34,062
55 to 59 years18,087
60 to 64 years18,700
65 to 74 years32,262
75 to 84 years13,834
85 years and over7,448
Median age (years)42.2
Under 18 years49,317
16 years and over223,496
18 years and over217,664
21 years and over209,122
62 years and over64,178
65 years and over53,544
Population by race
Total population266,981
One race253,997
   White230,739
   Black or African American15,402
   American Indian and Alaska Native817
   Asian3,197
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander341
   Some other race3,501
Two or more races12,984
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population209,048
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population98,534
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population110,514

Social characteristics in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households103,575
Family households (families)48,293
Married-couple family6,232
Male householder, no wife present, family19,662
Female householder, no husband present, family14,209
Nonfamily households29,388
Average household size36,134
Average family size2.52

Economic characteristics in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households103,575
Less than $10,0004,389
$10,000 to $14,9995,189
$15,000 to $24,9999,734
$25,000 to $34,99910,045
$35,000 to $49,99914,436
$50,000 to $74,99918,763
$75,000 to $99,99913,025
$100,000 to $149,99914,582
$150,000 to $199,9996,379
$200,000 or more7,033
Median household income (dollars)59,699

Housing characteristics in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units127,905
Occupied housing units103,575
Vacant housing units24,330
Units in structure
Total housing units127,905
1-unit, detached81,393
1-unit, attached3,092
2 units2,583
3 or 4 units4,400
5 to 9 units6,921
10 to 19 units5,048
20 or more units7,163
Mobile home17,096
Boat, RV, van, etc.209
Year structure built
Total housing units127,905
Built 2014 or later1,073
Built 2010 to 201313,421
Built 2000 to 200920,186
Built 1990 to 199922,080
Built 1980 to 198917,277
Built 1970 to 197915,313
Built 1960 to 196910,458
Built 1950 to 19598,177
Built 1940 to 19494,965
Built 1939 or earlier14,955
Rooms
Total housing units127,905
1 room8,697
2 rooms1,944
3 rooms6,552
4 rooms16,910
5 rooms27,934
6 rooms26,418
7 rooms17,984
8 rooms8,737
9 rooms or more12,729
Median rooms5.6
Bedrooms
Total housing units127,905
No bedroom8,779
1 bedroom7,388
2 bedrooms37,125
3 bedrooms56,186
4 bedrooms14,849
5 or more bedrooms3,578
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units103,575
Owner-occupied66,339
Renter-occupied37,236
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.62
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.34
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units103,575
Moved in 2017 or later9,342
Moved in 2015 to 201633,836
Moved in 2010 to 201418,164
Moved in 2000 to 200920,399
Moved in 1990 to 199910,489
Moved in 1989 and earlier11,345
Value
Owner-occupied units66,339
Less than $50,0003,277
$50,000 to $99,9994,891
$100,000 to $149,9995,260
$150,000 to $199,9997,695
$200,000 to $299,99915,785
$300,000 to $499,99918,331
$500,000 to $999,9999,297
$1,000,000 or more1,803
Median (dollars)273,900
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units66,339
Housing units with a mortgage38,039
Housing units without a mortgage28,300
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent34,558
Less than $5003,348
$500 to $99911,396
$1,000 to $1,49913,416
$1,500 to $1,9994,309
$2,000 to $2,4991,218
$2,500 to $2,999550
$3,000 or more321
Median (dollars)1,094
No rent paid2,678

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