Asheville vs Weaverville

A side-by-side comparison of Asheville and Weaverville: population, income, housing, and more.

Asheville and Weaverville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Asheville has the higher population (94,369 vs 4,618 in Weaverville). Weaverville has the higher median household income ($90,000 vs $67,221 in Asheville). Weaverville has the higher median home value ($452,700 vs $411,000 in Asheville).

Population, income & housing

	Asheville	Weaverville
Population	94,369	4,618
Median age	40.7 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,221	$90,000
Median home value	$411,000	$452,700
Median gross rent	$1,303	$1,642
Housing units	49,130	2,419
Homeownership rate	50.3%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.0%	66.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Asheville	Weaverville
Population	91,560 → 94,369 (+3.1%)	3,940 → 4,618 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$49,930 → $67,221 (+34.6%)	$66,179 → $90,000 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$270,400 → $411,000 (+52.0%)	$280,800 → $452,700 (+61.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,043 → $1,303 (+24.9%)	$897 → $1,642 (+83.1%)

Asheville

Population

91,56094,369

Median household income

$49,930$67,221

Median home value

$270,400$411,000

Median gross rent

$1,043$1,303

Weaverville

Population

3,9404,618

Median household income

$66,179$90,000

Median home value

$280,800$452,700

Median gross rent

$897$1,642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Asheville	Weaverville
Under 5	4.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.0%	8.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	2.6%
25 to 34	17.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	14.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.3%	23.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	15.3%
75 and over	8.6%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Asheville	Weaverville
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	88.3%
Black or African American	9.7%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Asheville	Weaverville
No high school diploma	6.5%	2.1%
High school graduate	18.7%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Asheville	Weaverville
Drove alone	68.4%	67.6%
Carpooled	5.8%	5.7%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.7%	24.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Asheville	Weaverville
1-unit, detached	57.3%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	15.9%	6.8%
20 or more units	10.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Asheville	Weaverville
Poverty rate	14.6%	5.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1980	1991