Asheville, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 74,543 (Urban population: 74,421, Rural population: 122 (all nonfarm))

Asheville, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 33,596 (30,728 occupied: 17,300 owner occupied, 13,428 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	44%
State:	31%

Housing density: 821 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $604 (lower quartile is $420, upper quartile is $776)

Housing units in Asheville with a mortgage: 8,937 (961 second mortgage, 1,304 home equity loan, 58 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,888

Asheville,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $198,100 (it was $105,200 in 2000)

Asheville:	$198,100
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,400 - $322,000

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $270,044
Here: $270,044
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $241,431
Here: $241,431
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $225,000
Here: $225,000
State: $153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,753
Here: $168,753
State: $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $302,749
Here: $302,749
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $35,749
Here: $35,749
State: $45,354

Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1969

Household type by relationship

Households: 65,757

In family households: 48,412 (11,389 male householders, 5,374 female householders)
12,193 spouses, 15,214 children (14,161 natural, 384 adopted, 669 stepchildren), 1,190 grandchildren, 704 brothers or sisters, 438 parents, 751 other relatives, 1,159 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 17,345 (5,622 male householders (4,178 living alone)), 8,303 female householders (7,155 living alone)), 3,420 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,195 (1,282 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,442 2-persons, 3,932 3-persons, 2,726 4-persons, 1,087 5-persons, 352 6-persons, 224 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,333 1-person, 2,119 2-persons, 320 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

7,291 married couples with children.
4,515 single-parent households (698 men, 3,817 women).

91.8% of residents of Asheville speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 3,607 (5.2%)
(33.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Asheville, North Carolina:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 138 3 rooms: 396 4 rooms: 2,103 5 rooms: 4,450 6 rooms: 4,055 7 rooms: 2,676 8 rooms: 1,671 9 or more rooms: 1,804

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Asheville, North Carolina:
	1 room: 642 2 rooms: 1,213 3 rooms: 2,736 4 rooms: 4,066 5 rooms: 2,651 6 rooms: 1,355 7 rooms: 465 8 rooms: 201 9 or more rooms: 99

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 828
1995 to 1998: 1,576
1990 to 1994: 1,678
1980 to 1989: 4,042
1970 to 1979: 4,472
1960 to 1969: 5,087
1950 to 1959: 5,185
1940 to 1949: 3,140
1939 or earlier: 7,588

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Asheville:
	no bedroom: 31 1 bedroom: 511 2 bedrooms: 5,097 3 bedrooms: 8,620 4 bedrooms: 2,489 5 or more bedrooms: 552

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Asheville:
	no bedroom: 833 1 bedroom: 4,035 2 bedrooms: 5,631 3 bedrooms: 2,507 4 bedrooms: 324 5 or more bedrooms: 98

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Asheville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,017 1 vehicle: 6,086 2 vehicles: 6,960 3 vehicles: 2,528 4 vehicles: 536 5 or more vehicles: 173

Cars and other vehicles available in Asheville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,801 1 vehicle: 6,349 2 vehicles: 3,587 3 vehicles: 543 4 vehicles: 89 5 or more vehicles: 59

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Asheville, NC:

Less than $10,000: 127
$10,000 to $14,999: 64
$15,000 to $19,999: 69
$20,000 to $24,999: 85
$25,000 to $29,999: 85
$30,000 to $34,999: 86
$35,000 to $39,999: 73
$40,000 to $49,999: 130
$50,000 to $59,999: 176
$60,000 to $69,999: 201
$70,000 to $79,999: 269
$80,000 to $89,999: 362
$90,000 to $99,999: 419
$100,000 to $124,999: 1511
$125,000 to $149,999: 1857
$150,000 to $174,999: 2372
$175,000 to $199,999: 1748
$200,000 to $249,999: 2619
$250,000 to $299,999: 2006
$300,000 to $399,999: 2311
$400,000 to $499,999: 939
$500,000 to $749,999: 1073
$750,000 to $999,999: 194
$1,000,000 or more: 272

Asheville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Asheville:

Less than $100: 606 people
$100 to $149: 414
$150 to $199: 551
$200 to $249: 492
$250 to $299: 369
$300 to $349: 397
$350 to $399: 543
$400 to $449: 812
$450 to $499: 945
$500 to $549: 1,195
$550 to $599: 1,226
$600 to $649: 1,146
$650 to $699: 1,186
$700 to $749: 1,043
$750 to $799: 930
$800 to $899: 1,560
$900 to $999: 745
$1,000 to $1,249: 686
$1,250 to $1,499: 164
$1,500 to $1,999: 111
$2,000 or more: 189
No cash rent: 651

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,434 1990 to 1994: 626 1985 to 1989: 404 1980 to 1984: 272 1975 to 1979: 131 1970 to 1974: 88 1970 to 1974: 90 1965 to 1969: 562

Asheville, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,107 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1048
5 to 9 minutes: 4937
10 to 14 minutes: 7154
15 to 19 minutes: 7115
20 to 24 minutes: 4519
25 to 29 minutes: 1367
30 to 34 minutes: 2586
35 to 39 minutes: 294
40 to 44 minutes: 267
45 to 59 minutes: 771
60 to 89 minutes: 587
90 or more minutes: 373

Asheville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 24,538 (76%)
Carpooled: 4,321 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 623 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 81 (0%)
Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 129 (0%)
Walked: 1,053 (3%)
Other means: 244 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,107 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4211
$10,000 to $14,999: 2656
$15,000 to $19,999: 2479
$20,000 to $24,999: 2442
$25,000 to $29,999: 2284
$30,000 to $34,999: 2083
$35,000 to $39,999: 1933
$40,000 to $44,999: 1731
$45,000 to $49,999: 1568
$50,000 to $59,999: 2487
$60,000 to $74,999: 2614
$75,000 to $99,999: 2090
$100,000 to $124,999: 941
$125,000 to $149,999: 395
$150,000 to $199,999: 369
$200,000 or more: 405

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 14744

English: 6978

United States or American: 6800

German: 5404

Irish: 4913

Scotch-Irish: 3227

Scottish: 1952

Italian: 1319

Dutch: 778

French (except Basque): 751

British: 728

European: 666

Subsaharan African:: 583

Polish: 565

African: 538

Swedish: 397

Ukrainian: 382

Welsh: 351

Russian: 327

Norwegian: 323

French Canadian: 280

Greek: 215

Hungarian: 175

Swiss: 124

Canadian: 120

Danish: 95

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 86

Lithuanian: 81

Austrian: 77

Slovak: 77

Scandinavian: 70

Czech: 69

Northern European: 69

Romanian: 67

Jamaican: 60

Arab:: 56

Czechoslovakian: 43

Brazilian: 42

Portuguese: 39

Eastern European: 39

Lebanese: 30

Croatian: 27

Ethiopian: 26

Finnish: 25

Estonian: 20

Iranian: 20

Nigerian: 19

Celtic: 18

Yugoslavian: 17

Australian: 15

Belgian: 14

Slovene: 13

Serbian: 12

Egyptian: 11

West Indian: 11

Pennsylvania German: 9

Armenian: 9

Bahamian: 8

Latvian: 8

Arab/Arabic: 8

Other Arab: 7

Dutch West Indian: 7

Carpatho Rusyn: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Slavic: 4

Maltese: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (25%)
El Salvador (9%)
Ukraine (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Germany (6%)
India (6%)
Canada (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 37734
Northeast: 6485
Midwest: 5326
South: 13375
West: 1850

49% of Asheville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 211
Nursery to 4th grade: 170
5th and 6th grade: 314
7th and 8th grade: 714
9th grade: 459
10th grade: 829
11th grade: 513
12th grade, no diploma: 676
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,941
Less than 1 year of college: 1,282
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,168
Associate degree: 1,513
Bachelor's degree: 4,506
Master's degree: 1,290
Professional school degree: 742
Doctorate degree: 475

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 197
Nursery to 4th grade: 227
5th and 6th grade: 415
7th and 8th grade: 773
9th grade: 615
10th grade: 894
11th grade: 815
12th grade, no diploma: 741
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,487
Less than 1 year of college: 1,733
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,289
Associate degree: 1,651
Bachelor's degree: 4,961
Master's degree: 1,876
Professional school degree: 566
Doctorate degree: 263

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,737
Black householders: $18,993
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $54,042
Asian householders: $63,713
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $27,309
Some other race householders: $43,433
Two or more races householders: $94,055
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,825

Asheville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Asheville household income for Black householders

Asheville household income for Some other race householders

Asheville household income for Two or more races householders

Asheville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Asheville marital status for males

Asheville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $217,119
Black or African American householders: $151,211
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $141,230
Asian householders: $168,347
Some other race householders: $127,861
Two or more races householders: $162,509
Hispanic or Latino householders: $219,002

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 19,834
One, attached: 1,327
Two: 1,364
3 or 4: 2,535
5 to 9: 3,331
10 to 19: 1,040
20 to 49: 870
50 or more: 1,644
Mobile homes: 1,610
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,612

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Asheville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%) Utility gas (36%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (47%) Utility gas (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 597

Here:	9.2%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 215

Here:	7.4%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 428

Here:	10.3%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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