Woodfin

Population: 7,957
Median household income: $62,759
Median home value: $326,600

Woodfin, a community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, has 7,957 residents. The median household income of $62,759 is below the Buncombe County median ($70,578).

Between 2019 and 2023, Woodfin's population grew 20.3% from 6,612 to 7,957, while its median home value rose 45.5% from $224,400 to $326,600.

Households average 2.28 people. The median gross rent is $1,408.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,957
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,759
Median home value: $326,600
Median gross rent: $1,408
Housing units: 3,908
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6127,957

Median household income

$48,202$62,759

Median home value

$224,400$326,600

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,408

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,612	$48,202	$224,400	$1,096
2020	6,689	$50,794	$244,100	$1,167
2021	7,771	$52,732	$284,900	$1,253
2022	7,901	$59,144	$327,000	$1,358
2023	7,957	$62,759	$326,600	$1,408

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 176.1%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3421.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	267	3.4%
5 to 17	483	6.1%
18 to 24	604	7.6%
25 to 34	1,707	21.5%
35 to 44	992	12.5%
45 to 54	1,312	16.5%
55 to 64	1,115	14.0%
65 to 74	772	9.7%
75 and over	705	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,120	76.9%
Black or African American	323	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.4%
Asian	420	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	403	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	653	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	744	11.3%
High school graduate	1,393	21.1%
Some college or associate's	1,372	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,935	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,159	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,836	73.1%
Carpooled	170	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	856	22.1%
Other means	7	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	834	27.6%
15 to 29 min	1,649	54.5%
30 to 44 min	356	11.8%
45 to 59 min	116	3.8%
60+ min	68	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 13.0% (951 of 7,291)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,598	50.4%
Nonfamily households	1,572	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,170	81.1%
Vacant	738	18.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,670	52.7%
Renter-occupied	1,500	47.3%

1-unit, detached53.8%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units17.5%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,102	53.8%
1-unit, attached	87	2.2%
2 to 4 units	266	6.8%
5 to 19 units	683	17.5%
20 or more units	441	11.3%
Mobile home & other	329	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3775280
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 9.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.38 sq mi
Center point: 35.6461, -82.5944