Compare Asheville, NC vs North Carolina (NC) vs United States

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Metric Asheville, NC
City
North Carolina (NC)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 94,535 10,730,404 334,922,499
Rent $1,402 $1,228 $1,413
Year built 1982 1991 1980
Household income $71,102 $72,388 $80,734
Per capita income $45,430 $41,385 $44,673
Poverty rate 14.3% 13.0% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 7.2% 3.6% 4.0%
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 50.3% 44.7% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 94,535 10,730,404 334,922,499
Adults over 25 72,671 7,380,330 230,807,303
Total households 37,394 4,282,345 129,227,496
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $71,102 $72,388 $80,734
Per capita income $45,430 $41,385 $44,673
Poverty rate 14.3% 13.0% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 7.2% 3.6% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 50.3% 44.7% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,402 $1,228 $1,413
Year built 1982 1991 1980
Households that rent 48.1% 33.4% 34.8%
Households that own 51.9% 66.6% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.3 5.6 5.5
Race
White 80.3% 61.8% 61%
Black 8.2% 20.3% 12.2%
Asian 1.1% 3.3% 6%
Two or more races 7.9% 8.3% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 6.6% 11.3% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 93.4% 88.7% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 79.9% 83.7% 84.9%
Commute time to work 18.0 min 25.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 20.1% 16.3% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 19.8% 27.2% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 18% 24.8% 26%
Some college or associate degree 8.8% 12.3% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 53.4% 35.7% 35.7%