Compare ZIP Code 28806 vs Buncombe County, NC vs Asheville, NC vs Asheville Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)
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28806 – Asheville, NC ZIP Code |
Buncombe County, NC County |
Asheville, NC City |
Asheville Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 43,433 | 274,360 | 94,535 | 414,711 | 10,730,404 |
| Rent | $1,239 | $1,362 | $1,402 | $1,296 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1991 | 1982 | 1990 | 1991 |
| Household income | $63,273 | $74,436 | $71,102 | $71,838 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $34,589 | $43,371 | $45,430 | $42,135 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 15.1% | 11.8% | 14.3% | 11.8% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 6.0% | 7.2% | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.7% | 48.7% | 50.3% | 46.6% | 44.7% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 43,433 | 274,360 | 94,535 | 414,711 | 10,730,404 |
| Adults over 25 | 31,374 | 204,952 | 72,671 | 309,724 | 7,380,330 |
| Total households | 16,604 | 101,855 | 37,394 | 161,264 | 4,282,345 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $63,273 | $74,436 | $71,102 | $71,838 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $34,589 | $43,371 | $45,430 | $42,135 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 15.1% | 11.8% | 14.3% | 11.8% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 6.0% | 7.2% | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 54.7% | 48.7% | 50.3% | 46.6% | 44.7% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,239 | $1,362 | $1,402 | $1,296 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1991 | 1982 | 1990 | 1991 |
| Households that rent | 40.1% | 33.8% | 48.1% | 30.4% | 33.4% |
| Households that own | 59.9% | 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 | 80.2% | 82% | 80.3% | 82.3% | 61.8% |
| Black | 5.2% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 4.1% | 20.3% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 10.9% | 9.6% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 8.3% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.5% | 8.6% | 6.6% | 9.6% | 11.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 88.5% | 91.4% | 93.4% | 90.4% | 88.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 82.5% | 82.4% | 79.9% | 84.8% | 83.7% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 21.0 min | 18.0 min | 22.0 min | 25.0 min |
| Work from home | 17.5% | 17.6% | 20.1% | 15.2% | 16.3% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 20.8% | 21.7% | 19.8% | 23% | 27.2% |
| High school graduate or GED | 24.1% | 22.4% | 18% | 23.6% | 24.8% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.4% | 10.1% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 45.7% | 45.9% | 53.4% | 42.5% | 35.7% |