Royal Pines

Population: 4,528
Median household income: $105,956
Median home value: $369,500

Royal Pines, a community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, has 4,528 residents. The median household income of $105,956 is above the Buncombe County median ($70,578).

From 2019 to 2023, Royal Pines's population declined 4.9% from 4,759 to 4,528, while its median home value rose 42.0% from $260,300 to $369,500.

The median gross rent is $1,397. 54.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,528
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $105,956
Median home value: $369,500
Median gross rent: $1,397
Housing units: 2,093
Homeownership rate: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7594,528

Median household income

$83,012$105,956

Median home value

$260,300$369,500

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,397

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,759	$83,012	$260,300	$1,117
2020	4,499	$84,415	$292,900	$1,100
2021	4,606	$93,909	$305,700	$1,208
2022	4,681	$98,309	$356,900	$1,383
2023	4,528	$105,956	$369,500	$1,397

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	362	8.0%
5 to 17	598	13.2%
18 to 24	193	4.3%
25 to 34	373	8.2%
35 to 44	789	17.4%
45 to 54	630	13.9%
55 to 64	679	15.0%
65 to 74	574	12.7%
75 and over	330	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,158	91.8%
Black or African American	28	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.2%
Asian	28	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	208	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate16.5%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree27.8%

Graduate or professional degree26.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	1.8%
High school graduate	558	16.5%
Some college or associate's	920	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	938	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	898	26.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled1.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,924	78.2%
Carpooled	46	1.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	490	19.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	180	9.1%
15 to 29 min	1,318	66.9%
30 to 44 min	288	14.6%
45 to 59 min	74	3.8%
60+ min	110	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 1.3% (60 of 4,505)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,175	63.4%
Nonfamily households	679	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,854	88.6%
Vacant	239	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,613	87.0%
Renter-occupied	241	13.0%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,724	82.4%
1-unit, attached	84	4.0%
2 to 4 units	254	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3758260
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4788, -82.5023