Buncombe County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Buncombe County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Buncombe County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (154th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Buncombe County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	274,360	10,730,404	334,922,499	262nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,436	$72,388	$80,734	877th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9	1327th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	45.9%	35.7%	35.7%	154th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$391,800	$288,900	$332,700	311th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,362	$1,228	$1,413	348th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.8%	13.0%	12.5%	2000th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	4.7%	5.2%	1744th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	417.9	220.7	n/a	388th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.7%	9.1%	14.1%	700th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.8	n/a	n/a	823rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.2%	66.6%	65.2%	2651st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.1	25.1	26.4	2331st of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.6%	16.3%	15.1%	233rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.6%	n/a	n/a	1127th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.6%	47.2%	46.9%	1938th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.6%	n/a	n/a	1106th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Statistic	Buncombe County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.6%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.6	58.4	61.4

Age in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Statistic	Buncombe County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	17.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.6%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Statistic	Buncombe County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	101,855	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.9%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.4%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.3%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	36.1%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Statistic	Buncombe County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,371	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.4%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.9%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.8%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.5%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Statistic	Buncombe County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	134,483	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.8%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.0%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.3%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.8%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.6%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,222	$1,896	n/a

Education in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Statistic	Buncombe County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	7.4%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.4%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.4%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.0%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Statistic	Buncombe County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.1%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.5%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.2%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.3%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Statistic	Buncombe County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	47.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.9%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.9%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.6%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.4%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.4%	10.0%	16.7%

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