Compare ZIP Code 28803 vs Buncombe County, NC vs Asheville, NC vs Asheville Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)

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Metric 28803 – Asheville, NC
ZIP Code
Buncombe County, NC
County
Asheville, NC
City
Asheville Metro Area, NC
Metro Area
North Carolina (NC)
State
Overview
Total population 33,718 274,360 94,535 414,711 10,730,404
Rent $1,556 $1,362 $1,402 $1,296 $1,228
Year built 1994 1991 1982 1990 1991
Household income $76,662 $74,436 $71,102 $71,838 $72,388
Per capita income $53,835 $43,371 $45,430 $42,135 $41,385
Poverty rate 9.6% 11.8% 14.3% 11.8% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 6.0% 7.2% 4.0% 3.6%
Household size 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4
Rent over 30% of income 53.6% 48.7% 50.3% 46.6% 44.7%
Demographics
Total population 33,718 274,360 94,535 414,711 10,730,404
Adults over 25 26,245 204,952 72,671 309,724 7,380,330
Total households 13,459 101,855 37,394 161,264 4,282,345
Household size 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4
Income & Poverty
Household income $76,662 $74,436 $71,102 $71,838 $72,388
Per capita income $53,835 $43,371 $45,430 $42,135 $41,385
Poverty rate 9.6% 11.8% 14.3% 11.8% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 6.0% 7.2% 4.0% 3.6%
Rent over 30% of income 53.6% 48.7% 50.3% 46.6% 44.7%
Housing
Rent $1,556 $1,362 $1,402 $1,296 $1,228
Year built 1994 1991 1982 1990 1991
Households that rent 44.9% 33.8% 48.1% 30.4% 33.4%
Households that own 55.1% 66.2% 51.9% 69.6% 66.6%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.6
Race
White 80.6% 82% 80.3% 82.3% 61.8%
Black 6.6% 4.8% 8.2% 4.1% 20.3%
Asian 1.6% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 3.3%
Two or more races 7.6% 9.6% 7.9% 8.7% 8.3%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 9.1% 8.6% 6.6% 9.6% 11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 90.9% 91.4% 93.4% 90.4% 88.7%
Commute
Commute rate 83.3% 82.4% 79.9% 84.8% 83.7%
Commute time to work 20.0 min 21.0 min 18.0 min 22.0 min 25.0 min
Work from home 16.7% 17.6% 20.1% 15.2% 16.3%
Education
Less than high school 19.2% 21.7% 19.8% 23% 27.2%
High school graduate or GED 15.9% 22.4% 18% 23.6% 24.8%
Some college or associate degree 9.8% 10.1% 8.8% 10.8% 12.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 55% 45.9% 53.4% 42.5% 35.7%