Bent Creek

Population: 1,854
Median household income: $52,485
Median home value: $377,500

Bent Creek, a community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, has 1,854 residents. Its median household income of $52,485 runs below the Buncombe County figure of $70,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bent Creek's population grew 11.3% from 1,666 to 1,854, while its median home value rose 53.5% from $245,900 to $377,500.

Households average 2.88 people. The median gross rent is $1,914.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,854
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,485
Median home value: $377,500
Median gross rent: $1,914
Housing units: 719
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6%
Unemployment rate: 22.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6661,854

Median household income

$83,324$52,485

Median home value

$245,900$377,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,666	$83,324	$245,900	—
2020	1,652	$82,629	$240,300	—
2021	1,586	$81,406	$248,300	—
2022	1,536	$77,355	$335,700	—
2023	1,854	$52,485	$377,500	$1,914

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 343.4%

35 to 4422.6%

45 to 5420.5%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	102	5.5%
5 to 17	267	14.4%
18 to 24	186	10.0%
25 to 34	63	3.4%
35 to 44	419	22.6%
45 to 54	380	20.5%
55 to 64	119	6.4%
65 to 74	97	5.2%
75 and over	221	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,826	98.5%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
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	1	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	164	12.6%
High school graduate	352	27.1%
Some college or associate's	307	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	365	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	111	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	531	71.7%
Carpooled	18	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	46	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	146	19.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	201	33.8%
15 to 29 min	366	61.5%
30 to 44 min	28	4.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 11.8% (218 of 1,851)

	Count	Share
Family households	363	56.5%
Nonfamily households	280	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	643	89.4%
Vacant	76	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	506	78.7%
Renter-occupied	137	21.3%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other13.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	557	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	55	7.6%
Mobile home & other	99	13.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3705049
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.5111, -82.6170