Asheville, North Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Asheville, North Carolina QuickFacts

	Asheville, North Carolina	United States
Total population	68,889	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
City	asheville

Asheville, North Carolina Population

	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
Male	32,207	46.75%	49.06%
Female	36,682	53.25%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.2		35.3

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	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
18 years and over	55,397	80.41%	74.31%
21 years and over	52,483	76.18%	69.97%
62 years and over	14,286	20.74%	14.66%
65 years and over	12,597	18.29%	12.43%

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	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
White	53,701	77.95%	75.14%
Black or African American	12,129	17.61%	12.32%
Asian	635	0.92%	3.64%
Some other race	1,333	1.93%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,091	1.58%	2.43%

Asheville, North Carolina Housing

	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
Total households	30,690		105,480,101
Family households (families)	16,737	54.54%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	13,953	45.46%	31.94%

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	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
Total housing units	33,596		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,877	8.56%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	30,690	91.35%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	17,428	51.88%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	13,262	39.47%	30.77%

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	Asheville, North Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	921	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	5,718	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,877	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,066	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,407	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	614	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	222	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	109,100	119,600

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	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,592	24.74%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	8,700	28.35%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,224	13.76%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,990	13.0%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,507	8.17%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,715	12.1%	9.65%

Asheville, North Carolina Education

	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,637		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	909	5.81%	6.47%
Kindergarten	712	4.55%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,463	41.33%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,898	18.53%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,655	29.77%	22.81%

Asheville, North Carolina Economy

	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	56,962		217,168,077
In labor force	34,918	61.3%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	34,891	61.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	32,757	57.51%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,134	3.75%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	27	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	22,044	38.7%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	30,982	54.39%	51.66%
In labor force	17,128	30.07%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	17,128	30.07%	29.65%
- - Employed	16,178	28.4%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,105	7.21%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,622		12,787,501

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	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	30,688		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,211	13.72%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,656	8.65%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,921	16.04%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,367	14.23%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,232	17.05%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,101	16.62%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,090	6.81%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,336	4.35%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	369	1.2%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	405	1.32%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,772		41,994

	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
With earnings	22,609	39.69%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,743		56,604
With Social Security income	9,911	17.4%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,751		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,643	2.88%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,645		6,320
With public assistance income	1,097	1.93%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,934		3,032
With retirement income	6,168	10.83%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,388		17,376

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