Woodfin, North Carolina

Back to Woodfin, NC housing info, Buncombe County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World 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 Woodfin, NC Buncombe County Population in July 2007: 3,464. Males: 1,627   (47.0%) Females: 1,837   (53.0%) Median resident age:   37.0 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28804. Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,627 (it was $27,525 in 2000) Woodfin:   $32,627 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,798 Woodfin:   $21,798 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,714 (it was $65,700 in 2000) Woodfin:   $124,714 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $147,454; Detached houses: $173,567; Townhouses or other attached units: $178,083; Mobile homes: $25,329 Woodfin, 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 Woodfin: White Non-Hispanic (89.3%) Hispanic (6.7%) Other race (3.3%) Black (2.0%) Two or more races (1.3%) American Indian (1.0%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Woodfin: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Woodfin, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Woodfin is mentioned 74 times on our forum: Is Asheville really liberal?  (106 replies) What are your favorite & least favorite NC Cities?  (92 replies) Is Asheville a good city to live in?  (34 replies) Asheville leaves a lot to be desired  (222 replies) Environmental and Other Concerns Questions  (33 replies) Asheville NC, the good, the bad, and the ugly  (226 replies) Latest news from Woodfin, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (13.7%), English (12.7%), Irish (10.3%), German (10.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), Scottish (3.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1971 Elevation: 2100 feet Land area: 3.49 square miles. Population density: 992 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.18
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Woodfin, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Woodfin-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 50.6 miles away from the Woodfin town 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 40.4 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Woodfin-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 80% 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 78.3 miles away from Woodfin center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from the city 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 20.8 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 75.8 miles away from Woodfin center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from Woodfin center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Craggy Prison (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Woodfin include: Riverside Church (A), Pine Burr Park Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Woodfin Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Beaverdam Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	55.2%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.0%
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: 0.2% of all households

This town:	21.5%
Whole state:	12.3%

This town:	9.4%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Woodfin, 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)

• Call Sign: KF4JTA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00418396
  Grant Date: 02/21/2006, Expiration Date: 05/19/2016, Certifier: Denis A Cole
  Registrant: Denis A Cole, 2 Valley Park Rd, Woodfin, NC 28804
• Call Sign: KJ4FKR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01419504
  Grant Date: 07/28/2008, Expiration Date: 07/28/2018, Cancelation Date: 08/11/2008, Certifier: John P Skees
  Registrant: John P Skees, 69 Jonestown Rd, Woodfin, NC 28804
• Call Sign: AJ4KJ, Previous Call Sign: KJ4FKR, Licensee ID: L01419504
  Grant Date: 07/28/2008, Expiration Date: 07/28/2018, Certifier: John P Skees
  Registrant: John P Skees, 69 Jonestown Rd, Woodfin, NC 28804

• Fire: 11
• Hazardous Condition: 14