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Population (year 2000): 68,889. Estimated population in July 2006: 72,789 (+5.7% change)
 

Males: 32,207  (46.8%)
Females: 36,682  (53.2%)

Buncombe County

Median resident age:  39.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,837 (it was $32,772 in 2000)
Asheville  $38,837
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $161,400 (it was $109,100 in 2000)
Asheville  $161,400
North Carolina:  $127,600

Median gross rent in 2005: $682.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 14.9%

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Races in Asheville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.0%)
  • Black (17.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)


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Ancestries: English (13.7%), German (11.5%), Irish (10.7%), United States (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%), Scottish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1797

Elevation: 2134 feet

Land area: 40.9 square miles.

Population density: 1757 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Asheville

  • High school or higher: 82.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Asheville city

  • Never married: 29.1%
  • Now married: 46.8%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

3,607 residents are foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 1.7% Europe, 0.9% Asia).

This city:  5.2%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 121 registered sex offenders living in Asheville, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Asheville to the number of sex offenders is 594 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,477 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,416 (1.0%)

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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (121.4 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (558.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Biltmore Forest, NC (3.1 miles ), Woodfin, NC (4.3 miles ), Bent Creek, NC (6.2 miles ), Royal Pines, NC (7.8 miles ), Weaverville, NC (8.0 miles ), Avery Creek, NC (8.4 miles ), Fletcher, NC (10.7 miles ), Fairview, NC (10.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 147 buildings, average cost: $111,600
  • 1997: 151 buildings, average cost: $98,800
  • 1998: 312 buildings, average cost: $96,800
  • 1999: 175 buildings, average cost: $126,300
  • 2000: 163 buildings, average cost: $120,900
  • 2001: 199 buildings, average cost: $131,100
  • 2002: 208 buildings, average cost: $134,800
  • 2003: 230 buildings, average cost: $134,800
  • 2004: 367 buildings, average cost: $158,300
  • 2005: 321 buildings, average cost: $166,900
  • 2006: 458 buildings, average cost: $170,500

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Latitude: 35.58 N, Longitude: 82.56 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +33,583 (+48.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 22,611 (70.4%)


People in group quarters in Asheville
  • 929 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 743 people in nursing homes
  • 598 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 457 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 119 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 91 people in other group homes
  • 90 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 71 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 49 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 35 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 12 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 12 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 6 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 6 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 5 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: +2,461 (+3.7%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.3%
North Carolina:  4.5%


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Carpenters (3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Asheville by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 541128624
    per 100,000 7.85.81.416.911.48.62.85.4
Rapes 4524424426361649
    per 100,000 70.434.659.961.837.251.322.466.5
Robberies 216238217197221251229206
    per 100,000 338.0342.9309.7276.7316.1357.8320.0279.6
Assaults 290222215223201180187214
    per 100,000 453.8319.8306.9313.2287.5256.6261.3290.5
Burglaries 8949699057909601,087991793
    per 100,000 1399.01396.01291.71109.41373.11549.61384.61076.4
Thefts 3,4733,3162,9183,1123,5413,3713,6422,834
    per 100,000 5434.94777.34164.94370.45064.64805.85088.73846.8
Auto thefts 423399436483502526633472
    per 100,000 662.0574.8622.3678.3718.0749.9884.4640.7
Arson 1435455348294025
    per 100,000 21.950.464.274.468.741.355.933.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 632.4540.8511.9535.5561.1577.5542.9486.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 238 (193 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.68
US city average:  3.00

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Asheville-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 55.2 miles away from the Asheville city center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 44.6 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Leonard Little - 2005 NFL player (St. Louis Rams, born: Oct 19, 1974), Rashad McCants - NBA player (Minnesota Timberwolves, born: Sep 25, 1984), Christian Moody - College basketball player (Kansas Jayhawks), Dominick Martin - College basketball player (Yale Bulldogs), Pee-Wee Gash - College basketball player (Tennessee Volunteers), Robert Pressley - Craftsman Truck series NASCAR driver (born: Apr 8, 1959), Sam Daniels - College basketball player (Wofford Terriers), Charles Newell Carter, Kenneth Noland - (born 1924), painter.


Main business address for: INGLES MARKETS INC (RETAIL-GROCERY STORES).


Hospitals/medical centers in Asheville:
  • MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL (509 BILTMORE AVE)
  • THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (68 SWEETEN CREEK RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Asheville:
  • JULIAN F KEITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TX (about 7 miles; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)
  • PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; FLETCHER, NC)
  • MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Asheville:
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 11 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 54 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 59 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Asheville:
  • MEYERS (about 14 miles; CANDLER, NC; ID: N39)
  • HENDERSONVILLE (about 22 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; ID: 0A7)
  • TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 23 miles; BREVARD, NC; ID: 22W)

Local government website: www.ci.asheville.nc.us

Colleges/Universities in Asheville:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (Full-time enrollment: 2,759; Location: ONE UNIVERSITY HTS; Public; Website: www.unca.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 2,728; Location: 340 VICTORIA RD; Public; Website: www.asheville.cc.nc.us)
  • CECILS JUNIOR COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 96; Location: 1567 PATTON AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • ALPHA BEAUTY SCHOOL-ASHEVILLE (Location: 85 TUNNEL RD INNSBRUCK MALL; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Asheville:
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
Public high schools in Asheville:
  • A C REYNOLDS HIGH (Students: 1,440; Location: 1 ROCKET DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • T C ROBERSON HIGH (Students: 1,437; Location: 250 OVERLOOK ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • ASHEVILLE HIGH (Students: 1,225; Location: 419 MCDOWELL STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • CLYDE A ERWIN HIGH (Students: 1,128; Location: 60 LEES CREEK ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • BUNCOMBE COUNTY MIDDLE COLLEGE (Students: 75; Location: 340 VICTORIA ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • CAREER EDUCATION CENTER (Location: 175 BINGHAM ROAD; Grades: 11 - 12)
Private high schools in Asheville:
  • CAROLINA DAY SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location: 1345 HENDERSONVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 445; Location: PO BOX 9038; Grades: PK - 12)
  • TEMPLE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 222; Location: 985 1/2 PATTON ANE; Grades: KG - 12)
  • MERRIMON CHRISTIAN SCHOOLOL (Students: 222; Location: 10 BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • HAPPY VALLEY CHR ACADEMY (Students: 39; Location: P O BOX 17415; Grades: 1 - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Asheville:
  • CLYDE A ERWIN MIDDLE (Students: 1,074; Location: 20 ERWIN HILLS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • WILLIAM W ESTES ELEMENTARY (Students: 905; Location: 275 OVERLOOK ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • ASHEVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 748; Location: 197 S FRENCH BROAD AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • SAND HILL-VENABLE ELEM (Students: 731; Location: 154 SAND HILL SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • WEST BUNCOMBE ELEMENTARY (Students: 682; Location: 175 ERWIN HILLS ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • A C REYNOLDS MIDDLE (Students: 679; Location: 2 ROCKET DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • OAKLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 471; Location: 753 FAIRVIEW ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • EMMA ELEMENTARY (Students: 464; Location: 37 BRICKYARD ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • HAW CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 446; Location: 21 TRINITY CHAPEL ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • CLAXTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 394; Location: 241 MERRIMON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private elementary/middle schools in Asheville:
  • ASHEVILLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 257; Location: 12 CULVERN ST; Grades: PK - 8)
  • EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 156; Location: 51 WILBURN PLACE; Grades: PK - 5)
  • NAZARENE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 139; Location: 385 HAZEL MILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 5)
  • RAINBOW MTN CHILDRENS SCHOOL (Students: 99; Location: 574 HAYWOOD RD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • RHEMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 826 HAYWOOD RD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • BELL'S SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location: 43 N LIBERTY STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
  • HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location: 215 BULL CREEK ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
  • ASHEVILLE MONTESSORI (Students: 3; Location: 15 JULIA ST; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Asheville:
  • ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $3,700,624; Location: 67 HAYWOOD STREET; 466,844 books; 27,838 audio materials; 9,540 video materials; 820 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Eileen Fulton - actress was born in Asheville in 1933. She has played Lisa on "As the World Turns" (CBS-TV) since 1960.
  • medical center around Asheville: Family Care IMS (about 17 miles; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC) http://www.familycaremed.com please link to our site
  • include Warren Wilson College (www.warren-wilson.edu/main)in the list of colleges and universities in Asheville.
  • Montessori Learning Center of Asheville 1 School Rd. Asheville NC 28806- 828-259-9880 Fax: 828-259-9880 montessori-learningcenter.org Affiliation(s): PAMS Class Level(s): Toddler 3-6
  • Warren Wilson college in Swannanoa Montreat College in Black Mountain

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Notable locations in Asheville: Fairview (A), Grace Plaza (B), Municipal Golf Course (C), River Ridge Market Place (D), Eliada Plaza (E), Great Smokies Hilton (F), Parkway Plaza (G), Country Club of Asheville (H), Beaver Lake Golf Course (I), Arden Plaza (J), Biltmore Square (K), Biltmore Forest Center (L), Buncombe County Courthouse (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Eastvale Shopping Center (1), Town and Country Shopping Center (2), Asheville Mall (3), Innsbruck Mall (4), Westgate Regional Shopping Center (5), Northland Shopping Center (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Asheville include: Antioch Church (A), Asbury Memorial Church (B), Azalea Church (C), Beaverdam Church (D), Bethany Church (E), Bethesda Church (F), Temple Church (G), Sweeten Creek Church (H), Brooklyn Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Violet Hill Cemetery (1), Green Hills Cemetery (2), Old Academy Cemetery (3), Riverside Cemetery (4), Woodlawn Cemetery (5), Sunset Cemetery (6), West Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Kenilworth Lake (A), Asheville Recreation Park Lake (B), Lake Kenilworth (C), Beaver Lake (D), Lake Ashnoca (E), White Flawn Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grassy Branch (A), Gashes Creek (B), Ragsdale Creek (C), Ram Branch (D), Rhododendron Creek (E), Rice Branch (F), Ross Creek (G), Smith Mill Creek (H), Spooks Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Asheville include: Rhododendron Park (1), Murry Hill Park (2), Malvern Hills Park (3), Memorial Stadium (4), Aston Park (5), Asheville Recreation Park (6), Montford Park (7), Lake View Park (8), Patton Avenue Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Asheville Art Museum (2 South Pack Square) (1), Friends of WNC Nature Center (Museums; 75 Gashes Creek Road) (2), Estes-Winn Memorial Automobile Museum (111 Grovewood Road) (3), Colburn Gem & Mineral Museum (2 South Pack Square) (4), Grovewood Gallery (Museums; 111 Grovewood Road) (5), Health Adventure (Museums; 2 South Pack Square) (6), Black Mountain College Museum & Art Center (56 Broadway Street) (7), Ad Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 40 Biltmore Avenue) (8), U S Government - Appalachian Highlands Inventory & Monitoring Networ- Interior Depart (Recreation Areas; 67 Ranger Drive) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Haywood Park Hotel & Promenade (1 Battery Park Avenue) (1), Holiday Inn Asheville-Biltmore East (1450 Tunnel Road) (2), Carolina Insulation (14 Chapel Hill Road) (3), Days Inn (201 Tunnel Road) (4), Comfort Inn West (15 Crowell Road) (5), Asheville-Days Inn East (1500 Tunnel Rd) (6), Days Inn Biltmore East (1435 Tunnel Road) (7), Hampton Inn Asheville-I-26 Biltmore Squa (1 Rocky Ridge Road) (8), Haywood Park Hotel (1 Battery Park Ave) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: U S Government - U S District Court-Asheville- Bankruptcy Clerk (100 Otis Street) (1), North Carolina State Government - General Courts Of Justice- Clerk Of Superior Court- Of (60 Court Plaza) (2), Courts - Federal - Clerk's Office Information- District Courts- District C (100 Otis Street) (3), Federal Bureau of Investigation (151 Patton Avenue) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Asheville

Pollutant: Ozone: 0.079 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.090 ppm in 2000, 0.073 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.096 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.107 ppm in 2000, 0.091 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5): 13.1 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 14.2 µ/m3 in 2000).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Asheville and their reported violations in the past:

BILTMORE FORREST, TOWN OF (Population served: 1650, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-16-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-16-2005)
DOT-MCDOWELL CO I-40 RA WBL (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
DOT-MCDOWELL CO I-40 RA EBL (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-03-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-08-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-05-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2002)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
LINVILLE FALLS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
GILLESPIE GAP MAINTENANCE (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
LINVILLE FALLS VISITORS CENTER (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
CINNAMON WOODS (Population served: 250, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and OCT-15-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-15-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-25-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2002)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between DEC-01-2000 and DEC-07-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2001), St Formal NOV issued (APR-19-2001), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUL-11-2001), St Admin Penalty assessed (JUL-11-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-18-2001 to DEC-07-2001)
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
ROCKY KNOB MAIN AREA (Serves VA, Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Asheville that have no violations reported:
  • ASHEVILLE CITY OF (Population served: 125000, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
  • MABRY MILL NO. 1 (Serves VA, Population served: 600, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ROCKY KNOB PICNIC AREA (Serves VA, Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ROCKY KNOB CABINS (Serves VA, Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • JAMES RIVER VISITOR CENTER (Serves VA, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HUMPBACK ROCK VISITOR CENTER (Serves VA, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SMART VIEW PICNIC AREA (Serves VA, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HUMPBACK ROCK PICNIC AREA (Serves VA, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MABRY MILL NO. 2 (Serves VA, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • BEAR LAKE RESERVE GOLDEN FARMS (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  54.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Asheville compared to North Carolina state average:

Asheville, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Arena or stadium:
  • Asheville Civic Center. Capacity: 7,674.
Banks with most branches in Asheville (2007 data):
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
  • SunTrust Bank: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: North Asheville Branch, Skyland Branch, Asheville Downtown, Biltmore Village Branch, West Asheville Branch, College Street Branch. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Asheville Savings Bank, S.S.B.: Asheville Savings Bank, S.S.b., Reynolds Branch, 1012 Patton Avenue Branch, 778 Merimon Ave Branch, Skyland Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $597.3 mil, Deposits: $483.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: West Asheville Branch, Asheville Main Branch, Merrimon Avenue Branch, South Asheville Branch. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • RBC Centura Bank: Biltmore Park Branch, Biltmore Forest Branch, 8 O'henry Avenue Branch, Patton Avenue Branch. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
  • Carolina First Bank: Skyland Branch, Asheville Patton Avenue Branch, Asheville Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $8,711.7 mil, Deposits: $5,846.7 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 103 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, The
  • 5 other banks with 11 local branches



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2004 Presidential Election results in Buncombe County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 108$298,841$33,2050$0
Parks and Recreation 103$307,620$35,8390$0
Firefighters 213$753,347$42,4420$0
Sewerage 24$63,475$31,7380$0
Solid Waste Management 33$74,725$27,1730$0
Streets and Highways 96$275,592$34,4490$0
Fire - Other 2$5,212$31,2720$0
Police - Other 84$215,867$30,8380$0
Police Protection - Officers 154$551,893$43,0050$0
Other Government Administration 89$368,861$49,7340$0
Financial Administration 60$218,400$43,6800$0
Transit 13$32,991$30,4530$0
Other and Unallocable 59$202,548$41,19612$11,743
Totals for Government 1038$3,369,371$38,95212$11,743


Asheville government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $124,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,293,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $15,880,000
    All Other: $4,169,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,581,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,891,000
    Solid Waste Management: $426,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $1,406,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,172,000
    Regular Highways: $369,000
    Fire Protection: $109,000
    Transit Utilities: $40,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $13,936,000
    Fire Protection: $12,897,000
    Liquor Stores: $11,121,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,976,000
    Sewerage: $8,862,000
    Regular Highways: $7,094,000
    Financial Administration: $4,691,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,958,000
    Water Utilities: $3,798,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,419,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,393,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,642,000
    General - Other: $2,600,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,758,000
    Parking Facilities: $950,000
    General Public Buildings: $744,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $450,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $183,000
    Health Services - Other: $36,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $4,501,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,022,000
    All Other: $225,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,581,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $56,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,596,000
    All Other: $2,150,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $58,087,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $31,603,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $9,264,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,101,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $46,040,000
    Other, NEC: $19,745,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,783,000
    Other, NEC: $2,757,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $953,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $762,000
    Interest Earnings: $356,000
    Special Assessments: $85,000
    Property Sale Other: $71,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $941,000
    Parking Facilities: $687,000
    Police Protection: $313,000
    Fire Protection: $284,000
    Parks & Recreation: $237,000
    Regular Highways: $183,000
    Solid Waste Management: $173,000
    Financial Administration: $90,000
    Transit Utilities: $33,000
    Central Staff: $20,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    General Public Building: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $52,587,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $12,171,000
    Water Utilities: $6,806,000
    Transit Utilities: $689,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,668,000
    All Other: $2,509,000
    Highways: $2,077,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,103,000
    Housing & Community Development: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $34,654,000
    NEC: $5,075,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $709,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $288,000
    Total General Sales: $271,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $37,921,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,078,000

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%

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)


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%

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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Asheville:
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSKY (1230 AM; 1 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MACON MEDIA, INC.)
  • WISE (1310 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHVILLE RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPEK (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRVIEW, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WHBK (1460 AM; 5 kW; MARSHALL, NC; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOXL (970 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, NC; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Asheville:
  • W249AR (97.7 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • W292CJ (106.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WLFA (91.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAEZ (94.9 FM; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Asheville:
  • W14AS (Channel 14; WEST ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W08BP (Channel 8; BEAVER DAM, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W23BQ (Channel 23; ASHEVILLE, ETC., NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W52BA (Channel 52; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W51CK (Channel 51; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W41BQ (Channel 41; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLOS (Channel 13; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W35AV (Channel 35; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WJJV-LP (Channel 25; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAEN-LP (Channel 64; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • WUNF-TV (Channel 33; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W09AR (Channel 9; WEAVERVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W69DC (Channel 69; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W06AL (Channel 6; OTEEN/WARREN, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)

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