Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,156 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $911 (0.7%)
Area name: Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Buncombe County is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $799 a month.
Cities in this county include: Asheville
, Black Mountain
, Royal Pines
, Swannanoa
, Woodfin
, Fairview
, Weaverville
, Biltmore Forest
, Avery Creek
, Bent Creek
.
2005 air pollution in Buncombe County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.096 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
13.1 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
32 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Haywood County
, Henderson County
, McDowell County
, Madison County
, Rutherford County
, Transylvania County
, Yancey County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Buncombe County: Camp
Blackfoot
(A),
Camp Clark-Kennedy
(B),
Camp Elliott
(C),
Camp Sequoyah
(D),
Future Farmers of America Camp
(E),
Fellowship of Southern Churchmen Camp
(F),
Bent Creek Experimental Station
(G),
Fletcher Plaza
(H),
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
(I),
Asheville Steam Plant
(J),
Blue Ridge Y M C A Camp
(K),
Buncombe County Home
(L),
Stony Fork Recreation Site
(M),
Lutheridge Camp
(N),
Corner Rock Picnic Area
(O),
Lake Powhatan Campground
(P),
Biltmore House
(Q)
Shopping Center: Erwin
Hills Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Buncombe County include: Alexander
Chapel
(A),
Nativity Church
(B),
Antioch Church
(C),
Mountain View Church
(D),
Mountain Valley Church
(E),
Ivy Hill Church
(F),
Ivy Park Church
(G),
Morgan Hill Church
(H),
Mount Zion Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Gudger
Cemetery
(1),
O'Kelley Cemetery
(2),
Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3),
Ashelawn Gardens
(4),
Sheppard Cemetery
(5),
Pisgah View Memorial Park
(6),
Baker Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs and swamps: Capps
Lake
(A),
Ponderosa Lake
(B),
Lake Evens
(C),
Weaverville Reservoir
(D),
North Fork Reservoir
(E),
Skelton Twin Lakes
(F),
Dellwood Lake
(G),
Bass Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: North
Fork Ivy Creek
(A),
Grice Branch
(B),
Gregg Branch
(C),
Gravelly Creek
(D),
Licklog Branch
(E),
Ogle Branch
(F),
Gouches Branch
(G),
Glassmine Branch
(H),
Glady Fork
(I)
Parks in Buncombe County include: Westside
Community Park
(1),
Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area
(2),
Powhatan Recreation Area
(3)
Post office: Barnardsville
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.5% | | North
Carolina: | 4.5% |
Current college students: 10,777
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,964 (34% naturalized citizens)
| Buncombe
County: |
3.9% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 3,039
- 1990
to 1994: 1,345
- 1985
to 1989: 866
- 1980
to 1984: 591
- 1975
to 1979: 422
- 1970
to 1974: 251
- 1970
to 1974: 262
- 1965
to 1969: 1,188
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Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 58,706
- One,
attached: 2,519
- Two:
2,172
- 3
or 4: 3,385
- 5
to 9: 4,404
- 10
to 19: 1,501
- 20
or more: 3,147
- Mobile
homes: 18,054
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 85
Housing units in Buncombe County with a mortgage: 26,711 (2,745 second mortgage, 4,612 home equity loan, 146 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,105 Agriculture
in Buncombe County
Average size of farms: 80 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18314
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $755.38
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.50%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 39.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $19943
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30487
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.36
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.81%
Corn for grain: 99 harvested acres
Vegetables: 471 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 117 acresBuncombe
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/6/1977, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
- Public
administration (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (21%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Public
administration (3%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Registered
nurses (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(27%)
- United
Kingdom (7%)
- Germany
(7%)
- Ukraine
(6%)
- El
Salvador (5%)
- India
(4%)
- Canada
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Buncombe County:
|
- United
States or American (20%)
- English
(14%)
- German
(11%)
- Irish
(11%)
- Scotch-Irish
(7%)
- Scottish
(4%)
- Italian
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 78,890 (80%)
- Carpooled:
12,888 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 682 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 16 (0%)
- Taxi:
115 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
116 (0%)
- Bicycle:
219 (0%)
- Walked:
1,971 (2%)
- Other
means: 505 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 3,731 (4%)
|
People
in group quarters in Buncombe County, North Carolina
- 1718
people in nursing homes
- 1718
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1014
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 465
people in state prisons
- 457
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 248
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 239
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 154
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 122
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 114
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 111
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 99
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 91
people in other group homes
- 90
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 52
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 49
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 48
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 34
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 13
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 12
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 11
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 9
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 5
people in religious group quarters
- 3
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,661.
8.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,869 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.29% | | North
Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($320 average AGI)
| Buncombe
County: |
0.09% | | North
Carolina average: | 0.17% |
3.11% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($15,090 average AGI)
5.09% relocated from other states ($29,459 average AGI)
| Buncombe
County: |
5.09% | | North
Carolina average: |
4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Henderson County, NC
|
0.67% ($45,806 average AGI) |
| from
Haywood County, NC
|
0.30% ($54,829) |
| from
Madison County, NC
|
0.24% ($26,653) |
| from
Wake County, NC
|
0.19% ($37,942) |
| from
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.18% ($44,073) |
| from
McDowell County, NC
|
0.13% ($35,279) |
| from
Transylvania County, NC
|
0.12% ($39,891) |
6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,927 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.57% | | North
Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($354 average AGI)
| Buncombe
County: |
0.05% | | North
Carolina average: | 0.10% |
3.26% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($18,272 average AGI)
3.26% relocated to other states ($18,301 average AGI)
| Buncombe
County: |
3.26% | | North
Carolina average: |
3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Henderson County, NC
|
0.88% ($44,461 average AGI) |
| to
Haywood County, NC
|
0.29% ($31,500) |
| to
Madison County, NC
|
0.25% ($27,719) |
| to
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.24% ($38,015) |
| to
McDowell County, NC
|
0.17% ($30,613) |
| to
Wake County, NC
|
0.15% ($39,552) |
| to
Greenville County, SC
|
0.10% ($38,624) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1
Births
per 1000 population in Buncombe County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Buncombe County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Buncombe County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 37,852 (31,486 aged, 6,366 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 199,554
- In
family households: 163,449 (42,243 male householders, 13,712 female householders)
44,475
spouses, 52,025 children (47,411 natural, 1,387 adopted, 3,227 stepchildren), 2,984 grandchildren, 1,471 brothers or sisters, 1,183 parents, 2,030 other relatives, 3,326 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 36,105 (12,216 male householders (9,508 living alone)), 17,572 female householders (15,245 living alone)), 6,317 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 6,776 (3,275 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 27,077 2-persons, 13,536 3-persons, 10,094 4-persons, 3,612 5-persons, 1,164 6-persons, 472 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 24,753 1-person, 4,270 2-persons, 528 3-persons, 142 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
29,711 married couples with children.
10,778 single-parent households (2,326 men, 8,452 women).
94.1% of residents of Buncombe County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,357,481,000 ($6294 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $96,212,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $611,316,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $247,131,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,304,000
Federal grants: $222,613,000
Federal procurement contracts: $107,735,000 ($48,691,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $161,382,000 ($12,399,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $15,570,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,882,000
Federal Government insurance: $102,858,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 13,274
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 11,430
| Here: |
52 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,564
| Here: |
+12 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +8,449
| Here: |
+39 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+27 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Buncombe County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.66 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 2,948
- 1995
to 1998: 9,331
- 1990
to 1994: 8,586
- 1980
to 1989: 16,067
- 1970
to 1979: 15,490
- 1960
to 1969: 12,470
- 1950
to 1959: 9,692
- 1940
to 1949: 6,604
- 1939
or earlier: 12,785
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Buncombe County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 23
- 2
rooms: 490
- 3
rooms: 1,595
- 4
rooms: 8,743
- 5
rooms: 16,268
- 6
rooms: 13,858
- 7
rooms: 8,917
- 8
rooms: 5,213
- 9
or more rooms: 5,168
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Buncombe County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 732
- 2
rooms: 1,835
- 3
rooms: 4,090
- 4
rooms: 8,370
- 5
rooms: 5,860
- 6
rooms: 2,806
- 7
rooms: 1,111
- 8
rooms: 448
- 9
or more rooms: 249
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buncombe County: |
- no
bedroom: 54
- 1
bedroom: 1,698
- 2
bedrooms: 16,722
- 3
bedrooms: 32,346
- 4
bedrooms: 7,753
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,702
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Buncombe County: |
- no
bedroom: 953
- 1
bedroom: 5,668
- 2
bedrooms: 11,899
- 3
bedrooms: 6,152
- 4
bedrooms: 672
- 5
or more bedrooms: 157
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Buncombe County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 2,747
- 1
vehicle: 17,036
- 2
vehicles: 26,092
- 3
vehicles: 10,812
- 4
vehicles: 2,681
- 5
or more vehicles: 907
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Buncombe County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 3,861
- 1
vehicle: 12,047
- 2
vehicles: 7,750
- 3
vehicles: 1,423
- 4
vehicles: 263
- 5
or more vehicles: 157
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54% of Buncombe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in North Carolina.
| Buncombe
County: |
53.9% | | State
average: | 54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 124942
- Northeast:
16260
- Midwest:
14690
- South:
35797
- West:
5005
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Electricity
(34%)
- Utility
gas (18%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood
(4%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(46%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Utility
gas (22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,970
| Here: |
9.3% | | North
Carolina: |
8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 738
| Here: |
7.6% | | North
Carolina: |
6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 2,024
| Here: |
21.3% | | North
Carolina: |
20.2% |
Buncombe
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,047,000
- Charges
- All Other: $16,609,000
Higher Education - Other: $7,396,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,394,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $5,968,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,599,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $688,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $13,499,000
Higher Education - Other: $3,964,000
Corrections - Other: $1,158,000
Libraries: $745,000
Health - Other: $656,000
Welfare - Other: $496,000
Parks & Recreation: $310,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $199,828,000
General - Other: $40,001,000
Other Higher Education: $29,574,000
Welfare - Other: $18,949,000
Health Services - Other: $16,830,000
Fire Protection: $13,328,000
Police Protection: $11,467,000
Corrections - Other: $7,294,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,139,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $6,127,000
Central Staff Services: $6,019,000
Financial Administration: $5,492,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,927,000
Libraries: $4,013,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,700,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,079,000
Natural Resources - Other: $301,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,516,000
Education: $212,000
General Support: $86,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $10,964,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $16,893,000
Health: $465,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $10,887,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,142,000
Highways: $999,000
All Other: $477,000
Health & Hospitals: $173,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $22,165,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $96,551,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $52,267,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $19,620,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $90,265,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $16,085,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $48,499,000
Industrial Revenue: $20,150,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,025,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,304,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,285,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $2,721,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,683,000
Rents: $126,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,793,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,558,000
Solid Waste Management: $563,000
Health - Other: $546,000
Central Staff: $262,000
Police Protection: $198,000
Other Higher Education: $190,000
Financial Administration: $174,000
Parks & Recreation: $32,000
Libraries: $23,000
Welfare - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $72,046,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,150,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $176,964,000
Public Welfare: $15,655,000
All Other: $14,400,000
Health & Hospitals: $3,632,000
General Support: $973,000
Housing & Community Development: $257,000
- Tax
- Property: $122,632,000
Total General Sales: $46,187,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,901,000
NEC: $4,805,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $234,705,000
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