Compare Buncombe County, NC vs Asheville Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC) vs United States
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| Metric |
Buncombe County, NC County |
Asheville Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 274,360 | 414,711 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,362 | $1,296 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1991 | 1990 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Household income | $74,436 | $71,838 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $43,371 | $42,135 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.8% | 11.8% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.7% | 46.6% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 274,360 | 414,711 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 204,952 | 309,724 | 7,380,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 101,855 | 161,264 | 4,282,345 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $74,436 | $71,838 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $43,371 | $42,135 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.8% | 11.8% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.7% | 46.6% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,362 | $1,296 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1991 | 1990 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 33.8% | 30.4% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 66.2% | 69.6% | 66.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 82% | 82.3% | 61.8% | 61% |
| Black | 4.8% | 4.1% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.6% | 8.7% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.6% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 91.4% | 90.4% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 82.4% | 84.8% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 22.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 17.6% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 21.7% | 23% | 27.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 22.4% | 23.6% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.1% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 45.9% | 42.5% | 35.7% | 35.7% |