Barnardsville

Population: 431
Median home value: $139,300

Barnardsville, a community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, has 431 residents. The median home value of $139,300 is below the Buncombe County median ($360,000).

Between 2020 and 2023, Barnardsville's population declined 41.9% from 742 to 431, while its median home value rose 7.4% from $129,700 to $139,300.

The median gross rent is $1,565. 17.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 431
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $139,300
Median gross rent: $1,565
Housing units: 165
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 12.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

742431

Median household income

$41,151$43,077

Median home value

$129,700$139,300

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,565

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	742	$41,151	$129,700	$1,138
2021	737	$43,077	$129,900	$1,156
2022	420	—	$137,800	$1,537
2023	431	—	$139,300	$1,565

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

Age distribution

Under 513.5%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 743.5%

75 and over18.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	13.5%
5 to 17	61	14.2%
18 to 24	18	4.2%
25 to 34	63	14.6%
35 to 44	40	9.3%
45 to 54	43	10.0%
55 to 64	54	12.5%
65 to 74	15	3.5%
75 and over	79	18.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	431	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma41.2%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	41.2%
High school graduate	51	17.3%
Some college or associate's	70	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	42	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10	3.4%

Commute to work

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	102	82.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	17.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	51	50.0%
30 to 44 min	51	50.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 9.7% (42 of 431)

	Count	Share
Family households	66	47.8%
Nonfamily households	72	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	138	83.6%
Vacant	27	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	98	71.0%
Renter-occupied	40	29.0%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	137	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3703720
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7819, -82.4555