Asheville

Population: 94,369
Median household income: $67,221
Median home value: $411,000

Located in Buncombe County, North Carolina, Asheville is a community with a population of 94,369. At $67,221, its median household income sits below Buncombe County's $70,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Asheville's population grew 3.1% from 91,560 to 94,369, while its median home value rose 52.0% from $270,400 to $411,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.4% of the population. 68.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 94,369
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $67,221
Median home value: $411,000
Median gross rent: $1,303
Housing units: 49,130
Homeownership rate: 50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	91,560	$49,930	$270,400	$1,043
2020	92,328	$53,621	$291,800	$1,084
2021	93,272	$58,193	$319,400	$1,152
2022	93,695	$63,810	$376,800	$1,250
2023	94,369	$67,221	$411,000	$1,303

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,306	4.6%
5 to 17	11,356	12.0%
18 to 24	7,217	7.6%
25 to 34	16,237	17.2%
35 to 44	13,993	14.8%
45 to 54	12,457	13.2%
55 to 64	10,638	11.3%
65 to 74	10,037	10.6%
75 and over	8,128	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	73,941	78.4%
Black or African American	9,111	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	181	0.2%
Asian	1,190	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	86	0.1%
Some other race	433	0.5%
Two or more races	2,696	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,731	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree21.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,652	6.5%
High school graduate	13,374	18.7%
Some college or associate's	16,297	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	21,830	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15,337	21.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit1.5%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home18.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,791	68.4%
Carpooled	2,790	5.8%
Public transit	718	1.5%
Walked	1,798	3.7%
Bicycle	199	0.4%
Worked from home	8,972	18.7%
Other means	693	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,827	32.9%
15 to 29 min	21,461	55.0%
30 to 44 min	3,308	8.5%
45 to 59 min	756	1.9%
60+ min	637	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 14.6% (13,346 of 91,154)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,356	48.2%
Nonfamily households	19,693	51.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38,049	77.4%
Vacant	11,081	22.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,138	50.3%
Renter-occupied	18,911	49.7%

1-unit, detached57.3%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,155	57.3%
1-unit, attached	1,940	3.9%
2 to 4 units	4,136	8.4%
5 to 19 units	7,826	15.9%
20 or more units	5,281	10.7%
Mobile home & other	1,792	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3702140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 0.38 sq mi
Center point: 35.5710, -82.5527