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Asheville, NC
Demographic Data




Asheville Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Asheville Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

93,776

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.6%
5 - 17:
12.1%
18 - 24:
7.2%
25 - 34:
17.8%
35 - 54:
27.4%
55 - 64:
11.2%
Over 65 Years:
19.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.5%
4.5%
93.4%
93.4%
51.2%
51.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Asheville
USA
$40,899
$40,899
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Asheville
USA
$63,810
$63,810
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.3%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Accommodation
Retail
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Construction
Other
Arts
Administration
Real estate
Public Service
Transportation
Finance
15.6%
15.6%
15.2%
15.2%
10.5%
10.5%
9.7%
9.7%
8.9%
8.9%
8.9%
8.9%
5.5%
5.5%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%
3.6%
3.6%
3.2%
3.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
78.4%
78.4%
10.4%
10.4%
6.2%
6.2%
3.0%
3.0%
1.5%
1.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
Scottish
French
Scots-Irish
European
Polish
British
Russian
Ukrainian
Greek
Norwegian
Welsh
Dutch
Swedish
Romanian
Austrian
Czech
24.7%
24.7%
12.4%
12.4%
10.6%
10.6%
4.5%
4.5%
4.0%
4.0%
3.4%
3.4%
3.2%
3.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
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0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Slavic languages
Other Indo-European
Portuguese
Arabic
French
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
Chinese
Korean
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
Japanese
Persian
Russian
Scandinavian languages
West Germanic languages
90.8%
90.8%
5.5%
5.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Asheville Residents

7.6%


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