North Carolina at Asheville's Living Circumstances

Buncombe County Schools Overview

University of North Carolina at Asheville located in Buncombe County Schools area. A total of 89,146 households are located in Buncombe County Schools area. Among them, 21,837 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 52,261 and 43,651 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.91% (8,216) of residents are non-citizens and 8.69% (18,259) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Buncombe County Schools, North Carolina
Household	89,146
Population	210,156
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	21,837 (24.50%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	52,261
Total Students	43,651
Pre-Kindergarten	2,400
Kindergarten	2,237
Grade 1-8	17,858
Grade 9-12	9,816
College/Graduate School	11,340
Veterans	174,084
Non-citizen	8,216
Non-English Home Language	18,259
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

178,748 residents are over the age of 16 and 108,132 people are in labor force. Among them, 107,975 people are in civilian labor force and 157 are in armed labor force. 104,532 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Buncombe County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	102,863	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	81,635	79.36%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,286	8.06%
Public transportation	387	0.38%
Walked	1,811	1.76%
Other method	821	0.80%
Worked from home	9,923	9.65%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	104,532	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	39,889	38.16%
Service	19,925	19.06%
Sales and office	22,252	21.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	9,809	9.38%
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,657	12.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	104,532	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	898	0.86%
Construction	7,305	6.99%
Manufacturing	11,405	10.91%
Wholesale trade	1,897	1.81%
Retail trade	13,017	12.45%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,116	2.98%
Information	1,524	1.46%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,381	5.15%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	10,347	9.90%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	26,691	25.53%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	13,470	12.89%
Other services, except public administration	6,092	5.83%
Public administration	3,389	3.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	104,532	-
Private wage and salary workers	83,118	79.51%
Government workers	11,998	11.48%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	9,057	8.66%
Unpaid family workers	359	0.34%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $73,262 for the 89,146 households in Buncombe County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $31,353. 189,622 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.25%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	89,146	-
Less than $10,000	2,951	3.31%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,514	6.19%
$15,000 - $24,999	9,889	11.09%
$25,000 - $34,999	10,769	12.08%
$35,000 - $49,999	13,679	15.34%
$50,000 - $74,999	17,320	19.43%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,443	11.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,753	12.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,871	4.34%
More than $200,000	3,957	4.44%
Median Household Income	$52,006	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$73,262	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	53,781	-
Less than $10,000	803	1.49%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,371	2.55%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,042	7.52%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,182	9.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,550	14.04%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,412	21.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,165	15.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,804	16.37%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,374	6.27%
More than $200,000	3,078	5.72%

Median Family Income	$65,840	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$88,161	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,353	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,577	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,577	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	212,455	-
With health insurance coverage	189,622	89.25%
Public coverage	74,313	34.98%
Private health insurance	143,316	67.46%
Without health insurance coverage	22,833	10.75%

Housing

There are 102,369 housing units in Buncombe County Schools area, North Carolina with 89,146 units (87.08%) occupied. 58,367 houses (65.47%) are occupied by owner and 30,779 houses (34.53%) are rented. The average housing value is $224,800 and the average rental cost is $953. 4,423 houses (4.32%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 10,616 houses (10.37%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	102,369	-
Occupied	89,146	87.08%
Owner Occupied	58,367	65.47%
Renter Occupied	30,779	34.53%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	62,914	61.46%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,851	2.79%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	18,974	18.53%
Mobile Homes	17,465	17.06%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	165	0.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	102,369	-
Built 2014 or later	4,423	4.32%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,818	3.73%
Built 2000 - 2009	18,569	18.14%
Built 1990 - 1999	20,202	19.73%
Built 1980 - 1989	15,869	15.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	14,212	13.88%
Built 1960 - 1969	8,565	8.37%
Built 1950 - 1959	6,095	5.95%
Built 1949 or earlier	10,616	10.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	102,369	-
1 room	6,329	6.18%
2 rooms	1,296	1.27%
3 rooms	5,443	5.32%
4 rooms	14,544	14.21%
5 rooms	23,370	22.83%
6 rooms	20,328	19.86%
7 rooms	13,640	13.32%
8 rooms	7,589	7.41%
9 rooms or more	9,830	9.60%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	102,369	-
no bedroom	6,378	6.23%
1 bedroom	6,088	5.95%
2 bedrooms	31,125	30.40%
3 bedrooms	44,053	43.03%
4 bedrooms	11,780	11.51%
5 bedrooms or more	2,945	2.88%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	58,367	-
Less than $50,000	3,294	5.64%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,950	8.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,475	12.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,156	15.69%
$200,000 - $299,999	15,336	26.28%
$300,000 - $499,999	12,183	20.87%
$500,000 - $999,999	4,995	8.56%
$1,000,000 or more	978	1.68%
Median House Value	$224,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	28,276	-
Less than $500	2,394	8.47%
$500 - $999	13,092	46.30%
$1,000 - $1,499	9,732	34.42%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,010	7.11%
$2,000 - $2,499	662	2.34%
$2,500 - $2,999	126	0.45%
$3,000 or more	260	0.92%
Median Rental Costs	$953	-

Demographic

A total of 215,153 people lives in Buncombe County Schools area, North Carolina with 103,022 male and 112,131 female. The males to female ratio is 47.88 to 52.12. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	215,153	-
Male	103,022	47.88%
Female	112,131	52.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	215,153	-
Under 5 years	10,711	4.98%
5 - 9 years	10,822	5.03%
10 - 14 years	12,241	5.69%
15 - 19 years	11,426	5.31%
20 - 24 years	11,974	5.57%
25 - 34 years	28,104	13.06%
35 - 44 years	27,600	12.83%
45 - 54 years	28,116	13.07%
55 - 59 years	14,860	6.91%
60 - 64 years	16,055	7.46%
65 - 74 years	25,068	11.65%
75 - 84 years	12,185	5.66%
85 years and older	5,991	2.78%
Median Age	43.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	215,153	-
One Race	210,891	98.02%
White	193,511	89.94%
Black or African American	10,857	5.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native	928	0.43%
Asian	2,695	1.25%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	327	0.15%
Other	2,573	1.20%

Two or more races	4,262	1.98%
White and Black or African American	1,678	0.78%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,106	0.51%
White and Asian	693	0.32%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	195	0.09%