2024 population: 485,381 ( 16,367 from 2020)
Land area: 2032.6 square miles
Population density: 238.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	400,324	82.48%	2.2%
Black:	20,695	4.26%	0.5%
Indian:	1,787	0.37%	6.6%
Asian:	7,125	1.47%	13.4%
2+ races:	9,409	1.94%	11.6%
Hispanic:	46,041	9.49%	14.2%

Total non-White:	85,057	17.52%	10.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	17,595	9.4
Deaths:	25,231	13.4
Net Migration:	19,344	10.3
Net Immigration:	4,491	2.4

Change in White population:	8,617	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,750	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
469,014
391,707	83.52%
20,598	4.39%
1,677	0.36%
6,281	1.34%
8,431	1.80%
40,320	8.60%
77,307	16.48%

2010
424,858
366,448	86.25%
18,976	4.47%
1,409	0.33%
4,116	0.97%
6,322	1.49%
27,100	6.38%
58,410	13.75%

2000
369,171
331,713	89.85%
18,830	5.10%
1,237	0.34%
2,163	0.59%
3,304	0.89%
11,639	3.15%
37,458	10.15%

1990
308,001
286,701	93.08%
16,919	5.49%
959	0.31%
1,336	0.43%
n/a
2,086	0.68%
21,300	6.92%

1980
282,836
263,362	93.11%
16,785	5.93%
516	0.18%
534	0.19%
n/a
1,499	0.53%
19,474	6.89%

1970
245,573
224,773	91.53%
19,074	7.77%
235	0.10%
197	0.08%
n/a
1,201	0.49%
20,800	8.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
40,584	9.6
45,045	10.6
41,033	9.7
901	0.2

25,259	5.9
18,897	4.4

Number	Rate
2000's
42,511	11.5
40,118	10.9
36,367	9.9
6,689	1.8

34,735	9.4
20,952	5.7

Number	Rate
1990's
39,978	13.0
37,975	12.3
41,037	13.3
1,493	0.5

45,012	14.6
16,158	5.2

Number	Rate
1980's
35,868	12.7
30,566	10.8
20,014	7.1
n/a

23,339	8.3
1,826	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
25,484	10.4
n/a

38,589	15.7
-1,326	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Asheville, NC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.5
85,084	17.5%
400,297	82.5%
106,450	21.9%

187,343
2.45

116,965	62.4%
92,281	78.9%
9,666	8.3%
70,378	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
86,426	20.3%
338,432	79.7%
78,043	18.4%

179,917
2.30

114,156	63.4%
87,528	76.7%
10,121	8.9%
65,761	36.6%

2000
Number	Percent
40.3
79,065	21.4%
290,106	78.6%
64,558	17.5%

154,319
2.32

104,285	67.6%
84,045	80.6%
8,408	8.1%
50,034	32.4%

1990
Number	Percent
38.1
66,886	21.7%
241,115	78.3%
54,804	17.8%

125,197
2.40

89,923	71.8%
74,768	83.1%
6,089	6.8%
35,274	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.9
72,996	25.8%
209,840	74.2%
41,118	14.5%

105,557
2.62

80,918	76.7%
68,864	85.1%
4,913	6.1%
24,639	23.3%

2022 Housing Data for Asheville, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,365	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,128	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,112	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,188	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,572	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,510	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,310	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,220	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,383	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	14,100	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	18,983	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	24,831	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	17,616	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,400	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,473	6.1%
$200,000 or more	14,152	7.6%

Median Household Income	64,411
Per Capita Income	38,010

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	98

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,166	3.8%
Public Assistance	2,910	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	18,078	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	191,581	71.9%
Unemployed	7,260	2.7%
In Armed Forces	302	0.1%

Total Labor Force	199,143	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	67,344	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	81,059	69,406	53.9%
Non-Profit	5,680	11,268	33.5%
Self-Employed	17,193	11,780	59.3%

Local Government	5,302	8,076	39.6%
State Government	3,880	5,759	40.3%
Federal Government	2,081	2,218	48.4%

Total Private + Self	98,252	81,186	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,943	27,321	38.3%
Total	115,195	108,507	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	33,189	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	45,580	20.3%
Professional, Technical	55,233	24.6%
Service Occupations	42,739	19.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,301	0.6%
All others	47,421	21.2%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	36,716	16.4%
Retail trade	28,540	12.7%
Manufacturing	23,464	10.5%
Accommodation and food services	22,236	9.9%
Construction	17,926	8.0%
Educational services	17,588	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	14,944	6.7%
Other services	11,510	5.1%
Public administration	7,952	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,944	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	7,010	3.1%
Finance and insurance	6,509	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,983	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,329	2.4%
Wholesale trade	4,016	1.8%
Information	2,725	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,186	1.0%
Utilities	1,201	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	320	0.1%
Management	63	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	20,443	4.35%
Puerto Rican	3,226	0.69%
Cuban	1,084	0.23%
Dominican	556	0.12%

Total Central American	4,511	0.96%
Costa Rican	171	0.04%
Guatemalan	1,303	0.28%
Honduran	1,173	0.25%
Nicaraguan	180	0.04%
Panamanian	36	0.01%
Salvadoran	1,648	0.35%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,206	0.68%
Argentinean	432	0.09%
Bolivian	78	0.02%
Chilean	204	0.04%
Colombian	993	0.21%
Ecuadorian	273	0.06%
Paraguayan	3	0.00%
Peruvian	88	0.02%
Uruguayan	51	0.01%
Venezuelan	657	0.14%
Other South American	427	0.09%

Other Hispanic	1,763	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	968	0.21%
Filipino	766	0.16%
Chinese	757	0.16%
Korean	728	0.16%
Cambodian	442	0.09%
Japanese	389	0.08%
Thai	299	0.06%
Vietnamese	271	0.06%
Indonesian	63	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	412,609	92.1%
Spanish	25,058	5.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,633	0.6%
Other Indo-European	2,278	0.5%
Other Asian	1,124	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,082	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	977	0.2%
Chinese	493	0.1%
Arabic	484	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	101,789	21.7%
German	57,257	12.2%
Irish	51,975	11.1%
American	36,437	7.8%
Scottish	17,368	3.7%
Scotch-Irish	17,028	3.6%
Italian	16,078	3.4%
French	11,100	2.4%
European	9,904	2.1%
Polish	6,905	1.5%
Dutch	5,014	1.1%
British	3,897	0.8%
Welsh	3,851	0.8%
Russian	3,539	0.8%
Norwegian	3,350	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	454,680	96.8%
Not a citizen	14,804	3.2%

Native	442,527	94.3%
Foreign-born	26,957	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,011	3.1%	18,304	5.2%	85,791	24.5%	100,389	28.7%	81,174	23.2%	53,019	15.2%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,011	3.1%
9-12 Years	18,304	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	85,791	24.5%
Some College	100,389	28.7%
Bach. Degree	81,174	23.2%
Grad Degree	53,019	15.2%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	310,502	300,408	10,094	3.3%
1991	319,798	303,548	16,250	5.1%
1992	325,312	306,794	18,518	5.7%
1993	327,312	312,292	15,020	4.6%
1994	332,602	318,810	13,792	4.1%
1995	334,674	321,654	13,020	3.9%
1996	346,056	333,754	12,302	3.6%
1997	355,178	344,282	10,896	3.1%
1998	353,246	341,928	11,318	3.2%
1999	355,756	346,448	9,308	2.6%

2000	370,478	358,414	12,064	3.3%
2001	377,668	360,362	17,306	4.6%
2002	383,388	362,012	21,376	5.6%
2003	393,868	373,778	20,090	5.1%
2004	393,916	375,664	18,252	4.6%
2005	399,192	380,534	18,658	4.7%
2006	409,574	392,972	16,602	4.1%
2007	412,786	396,664	16,122	3.9%
2008	420,954	400,432	20,522	4.9%
2009	422,378	384,190	38,188	9.0%

2010	419,616	382,206	37,410	8.9%
2011	422,306	386,596	35,710	8.5%
2012	427,516	393,968	33,548	7.8%
2013	428,596	402,034	26,562	6.2%
2014	427,804	407,090	20,714	4.8%
2015	435,982	416,062	19,920	4.6%
2016	448,304	429,962	18,342	4.1%
2017	457,312	440,622	16,690	3.6%
2018	466,518	451,626	14,892	3.2%
2019	474,998	460,436	14,562	3.1%

2020	454,368	418,758	35,610	7.8%
2021	456,854	437,506	19,348	4.2%
2022	475,480	460,924	14,556	3.1%
2023	482,772	469,198	13,574	2.8%
2024	484,812	465,720	19,092	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	232,968
Median Value	$300,126

Occupied	187,343	80.4%
Vacant	45,625	19.6%

Owned	129,403	69.1%
Rented	57,940	30.9%
Median Rent	$1,106

Single-Family Units	161,974	69.5%
Detached	155,868	66.9%
Attached	6,106	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25,370	10.9%
Mobile Homes	33,415	14.3%

Asheville, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Asheville, NC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Asheville, NC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Asheville, NC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Asheville, NC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Asheville, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Asheville, NC Metro Area