Royal Pines, North Carolina

Back to Royal Pines, NC housing info, Buncombe County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Royal Pines, NC Buncombe County Population in July 2007: 5,843. Males: 2,783   (47.6%) Females: 3,060   (52.4%) Median resident age:   40.4 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28704. Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,143 (it was $52,426 in 2000) Royal Pines:   $62,143 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $34,919 Royal Pines:   $34,919 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $277,712 (it was $146,300 in 2000) Royal Pines:   $277,712 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $334,982; Detached houses: $330,235; Townhouses or other attached units: $321,362; In 2-unit structures: $258,747; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $230,218; Mobile homes: $75,000 Royal Pines, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Royal Pines: White Non-Hispanic (93.5%) Black (3.5%) Two or more races (1.0%) Hispanic (0.8%) American Indian (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Royal Pines: 91.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Royal Pines, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Royal Pines is mentioned 12 times on our forum: Disappointed in Asheville...  (171 replies) Possibly moving to Asheville/Arden area...would like some input please.  (57 replies) Nice Town, Good Schools for $175K?  (29 replies) Arden, Fairview or Weaverville?  (36 replies) Neighborhoods between Asheville and Fletcher  (8 replies) San Francisco to Asheville  (7 replies) Ancestries: English (15.6%), German (14.6%), Irish (12.4%), United States (9.5%), Scottish (8.8%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 2540 feet Land area: 3.04 square miles. Population density: 1920 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Royal Pines, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Royal Pines-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.0 miles away from the Royal Pines place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 52.4 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Royal Pines-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.6 miles away from Royal Pines center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 32.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from Royal Pines center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.4 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from Royal Pines center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in Royal Pines: Brookwood Golf Club (A), Busbee Community Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Morgan Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Weston Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.2%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This place:	2.5%
Whole state:	12.3%

This place:	0.6%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Royal Pines, NC

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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%

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%

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)