Avery Creek

Population: 2,998
Median household income: $107,684
Median home value: $326,200

Avery Creek is a community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, home to 2,998 residents. At $107,684, its median household income sits above Buncombe County's $70,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Avery Creek's population grew 12.1% from 2,675 to 2,998, while its median home value rose 34.6% from $242,300 to $326,200.

The median resident is 37.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,998
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $107,684
Median home value: $326,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 882
Homeownership rate: 91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6752,998

Median household income

$79,729$107,684

Median home value

$242,300$326,200

Median gross rent

$1,227$1,845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,675	$79,729	$242,300	$1,227
2020	3,256	$90,333	$255,100	$1,250
2021	3,273	$104,621	$260,500	$1,430
2022	3,338	$104,808	$307,800	$1,845
2023	2,998	$107,684	$326,200	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 2415.5%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	152	5.1%
5 to 17	563	18.8%
18 to 24	465	15.5%
25 to 34	283	9.4%
35 to 44	440	14.7%
45 to 54	355	11.8%
55 to 64	241	8.0%
65 to 74	365	12.2%
75 and over	134	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,279	76.0%
Black or African American	542	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.7%
Two or more races	131	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	0.9%
High school graduate	490	27.0%
Some college or associate's	581	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	416	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	315	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone53.6%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.1%

Other means17.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	969	53.6%
Carpooled	139	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	382	21.1%
Other means	317	17.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	404	28.4%
15 to 29 min	867	60.8%
30 to 44 min	109	7.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	45	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 4.10
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 2,998)

	Count	Share
Family households	669	91.5%
Nonfamily households	62	8.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	731	82.9%
Vacant	151	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	669	91.5%
Renter-occupied	62	8.5%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	838	95.0%
1-unit, attached	28	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3702760
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4651, -82.5718