Buncombe, North Carolina county Neighborhood Info

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Buncombe, North Carolina county QuickFacts

	Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
Total population	206,330	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
County	BUNCOMBE

Buncombe, North Carolina county Population

	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
Male	99,034	48.0%	49.06%
Female	107,296	52.0%	50.94%
Median age (years)	38.9		35.3

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	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
18 years and over	161,201	78.13%	74.31%
21 years and over	153,566	74.43%	69.97%
62 years and over	37,158	18.01%	14.66%
65 years and over	31,776	15.4%	12.43%

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	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
White	183,761	89.06%	75.14%
Black or African American	15,425	7.48%	12.32%
Asian	1,368	0.66%	3.64%
Some other race	3,247	1.57%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,529	1.23%	2.43%

Buncombe, North Carolina county Housing

	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
Total households	85,776		105,480,101
Family households (families)	55,661	64.89%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	30,115	35.11%	31.94%

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	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
Total housing units	93,973		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	8,197	8.72%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	85,776	91.28%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	60,295	64.16%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	25,481	27.12%	30.77%

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	Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,362	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	14,246	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	11,952	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,189	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	4,458	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,806	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	655	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	148	0.57%
Median (dollars)	119,600	119,600

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	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	17,264	20.13%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	24,832	28.95%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	13,560	15.81%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	13,022	15.18%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	7,918	9.23%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	9,180	10.7%	9.65%

Buncombe, North Carolina county Education

	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	47,002		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,897	6.16%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,540	5.4%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	21,135	44.97%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	9,653	20.54%	21.38%
College or graduate school	10,777	22.93%	22.81%

Buncombe, North Carolina county Economy

	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	166,200		217,168,077
In labor force	106,066	63.82%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	105,965	63.76%	63.39%
- - Employed	100,924	60.72%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,041	3.03%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	101	0.06%	0.53%
Not in labor force	60,134	36.18%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	88,000	52.95%	51.66%
In labor force	50,455	30.36%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	50,441	30.35%	29.65%
- - Employed	48,092	28.94%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	13,426	8.08%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	8,203		12,787,501

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	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	85,743		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	8,771	10.23%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,260	7.3%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	13,108	15.29%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	12,605	14.7%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	15,708	18.32%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	16,144	18.83%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,456	7.53%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,262	4.97%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,089	1.27%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,340	1.56%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,666		41,994

	Buncombe, North Carolina	%, Buncombe, North Carolina	United States
With earnings	67,275	40.48%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,143		56,604
With Social Security income	25,425	15.3%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,935		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,716	2.24%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,797		6,320
With public assistance income	2,404	1.45%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,872		3,032
With retirement income	16,399	9.87%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,737		17,376

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