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Asheville, North Carolina Neighborhood Profile

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The number of people who reside in Asheville, North Carolina is about sixty-eight thousand, eight hundred and eighty-nine people. The percentage of male population in Asheville, North Carolina is forty-six point seven five percent, female population - 53.25%. 39.2 years old is the median age for Asheville, North Carolina residents. Total occupied housing units in Asheville, North Carolina is thirty thousand, six hundred and ninety. Total vacant housing units in Asheville, North Carolina is two thousand, eight hundred and seventy-seven. Renter-occupied housing units in Asheville, North Carolina account for 39.47%. Asheville, North Carolina median household income was thirty-two thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two dollars in 1999 (national average was forty-one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-four dollars).

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 Asheville, North Carolina United States
Total population68,889 281,421,906
StateNorth Carolina 
CityAsheville 

Asheville, North Carolina Population

 Asheville, North Carolina %, Asheville, North Carolina United States
Male32,20746.75%49.06%
Female36,68253.25%50.94%
Median age (years)39.2  35.3
18 years and over55,39780.41%74.31%
21 years and over52,48376.18%69.97%
62 years and over14,28620.74%14.66%
65 years and over12,59718.29%12.43%

 Asheville, North Carolina %, Asheville, North Carolina United States
White53,70177.95%75.14%
Black or African American12,12917.61%12.32%
Asian6350.92%3.64%
Some other race1,3331.93%5.46%
Two or more races1,0911.58%2.43%

Asheville, North Carolina Housing

 Asheville, North Carolina %, Asheville, North Carolina United States
Total housing units 33,596 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 2,8778.56%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 30,69091.35%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 17,42851.88%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 13,26239.47%30.77%
 Asheville, North Carolina %, Asheville, North Carolina United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20007,592 24.74%19.95%
1995 to 19988,700 28.35%28.9%
1990 to 19944,224 13.76%16.07%
1980 to 19893,990 13.0%15.58%
1970 to 19792,507 8.17%9.86%
1969 or earlier3,715 12.1%9.65%
 Asheville, North Carolina %, Asheville, North Carolina United States
Total households30,690  105,480,101
Family households (families)16,737 54.54%68.06%
Nonfamily households13,953 45.46%31.94%
 Asheville, North Carolina United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0009215,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9995,71816,778,971
$100,000 to $149,9993,87713,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9992,0668,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9991,4076,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9996143,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9992221,308,116
$1,000,000 or more0313,759
Median (dollars)109,100119,600

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, preschool9095.81% 6.47%
Kindergarten7124.55% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,46341.33% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)2,89818.53% 21.38%
College or graduate school4,65529.77% 22.81%

Asheville, North Carolina Economy

 Asheville, North Carolina %, Asheville, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over56,962  217,168,077
In labor force34,918 61.3%63.92%
- Civilian labor force34,891 61.25%63.39%
- - Employed32,757 57.51%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,134 3.75%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.1  5.8
- Armed Forces27 0.05%0.53%
Not in labor force22,044 38.7%36.08%
Females 16 years and over30,982 54.39%51.66%
In labor force17,128 30.07%29.72%
- Civilian labor force17,128 30.07%29.65%
- - Employed16,178 28.4%27.92%
Own children under 6 years4,105 7.21%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,622  12,787,501
With earnings22,609 39.69%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)42,743  56,604
With Social Security income9,911 17.4%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,751  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,643 2.88%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,645  6,320
With public assistance income1,097 1.93%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,934  3,032
With retirement income6,168 10.83%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,388  17,376
 Asheville, North Carolina %, Asheville, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households30,688  105,539,122
Less than $10,0004,211 13.72%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9992,656 8.65%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9994,921 16.04%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9994,367 14.23%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9995,232 17.05%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9995,101 16.62%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9992,090 6.81%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,336 4.35%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999369 1.2%2.2%
$200,000 or more405 1.32%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)32,772  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.