Economy & Jobs — Buncombe County, North Carolina
Employment
| Total Establishments | 9,720 |
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| Total Employees | 125,169 |
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| Avg Annual Employment | 136,495 |
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| Avg Annual Pay | $58,785 |
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| Total Annual Wages | $8,023,838,954 |
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| Annual Payroll (thousands) | $6,192,471 |
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| Unemployment Rate | 3.6% |
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Income
| Median Household Income | $66,531 |
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| Poverty Rate | 11.2% |
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| IRS Returns | 135,580 |
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| Total AGI (thousands) | $11,766,362 |
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| Average AGI per Return | $86,785 |
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Federal Spending
| Total FY2024 | $2,056,986,266 |
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| Per Capita | $7,634 |
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| Population Basis | 269,452 |
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Agriculture
| Total Farms | 167 |
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| Land in Farms (acres) | 60,345 |
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| Avg Farm Size (acres) | 361 |
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| Year | 2,022 |
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Dining & Food Establishments
| Full-service Restaurants | 326 |
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| Fast Food | 270 |
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| Bars | 66 |
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| Coffee & Snacks | 108 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.567327+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.691151+00:00.
