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Buncombe County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 269,452 County Seat Buncombe County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 021 Num Towns 13 Census-Designated Places 7 Total Town Population 136,808 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 269,449 Median Age 42.3 Veterans 15,773 Housing Units 130,081 Uninsured 2,825 Net Migration (recent) 4,535 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 9,720 Total Employees 125,169 Avg Annual Pay $58,785 Median Household Income $66,531 Poverty Rate 11.2% Unemployment Rate 3.6% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $86,785 Federal Spending FY2024 $2,056,986,266 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,634
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $328,900 Median Rent $1,209 FMR Studio $1,286 FMR 1BR $1,347 FMR 2BR $1,512 FMR 3BR $1,944 FMR 4BR $2,566
Health & Safety
Hospitals 39 EMS Stations 39 Fire Stations 39 Police Stations 39 Adult Smoking 14.4% Adult Obesity 31.3% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 43.0 Air Quality Good Days 245
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 13 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 13
Community
Churches 167 Libraries 17 Historic Places (NRHP) 127 Homeless Population 739 Schools 210 SNAP Stores 152 Bank Branches 61
Agriculture
Total Farms 167 Land in Farms (acres) 60,345 Avg Farm Size (acres) 361.3 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-28 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED 2021-09-08 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 EM HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-10 FM PARTY ROCK FIRE 2016-11-11
Detailed Topics
Communities in Buncombe County
Asheville — pop 94,589Black Mountain — pop 8,426Woodfin — pop 7,936Swannanoa — pop 5,021Weaverville — pop 4,567Royal Pines — pop 4,127Fairview — pop 3,456Avery Creek — pop 2,241Emma — pop 2,174Biltmore Forest — pop 1,409Bent Creek — pop 1,402Montreat — pop 901Barnardsville — pop 559
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
