Asheville vs Woodfin

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

Asheville and Woodfin 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 7,957 in Woodfin). Asheville has the higher median household income ($67,221 vs $62,759 in Woodfin). Asheville has the higher median home value ($411,000 vs $326,600 in Woodfin).

Population, income & housing

	Asheville	Woodfin
Population	94,369	7,957
Median age	40.7 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,221	$62,759
Median home value	$411,000	$326,600
Median gross rent	$1,303	$1,408
Housing units	49,130	3,908
Homeownership rate	50.3%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.0%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Asheville	Woodfin
Population	91,560 → 94,369 (+3.1%)	6,612 → 7,957 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$49,930 → $67,221 (+34.6%)	$48,202 → $62,759 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$270,400 → $411,000 (+52.0%)	$224,400 → $326,600 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,043 → $1,303 (+24.9%)	$1,096 → $1,408 (+28.5%)

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

Woodfin

Population

6,6127,957

Median household income

$48,202$62,759

Median home value

$224,400$326,600

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,408

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Asheville	Woodfin
Under 5	4.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.0%	6.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	17.2%	21.5%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	16.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.7%
75 and over	8.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Asheville	Woodfin
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	76.9%
Black or African American	9.7%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	1.3%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Asheville	Woodfin
No high school diploma	6.5%	11.3%
High school graduate	18.7%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Asheville	Woodfin
Drove alone	68.4%	73.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.7%	22.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Asheville	Woodfin
1-unit, detached	57.3%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	15.9%	17.5%
20 or more units	10.7%	11.3%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Asheville	Woodfin
Poverty rate	14.6%	13.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1980	2000