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People MapStats |
Buncombe County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
229,047 | 9,222,414 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
206,310 | 8,046,500 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
11.0% | 14.6% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
22,737 | 1,175,914 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
13,632 | 637,664 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
48,921 | 2,217,680 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
21.6% | 24.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
15.3% | 12.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
34,698 | 1,103,413 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.1% | 51.1% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
204,362 | 6,703,706 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
16,560 | 1,967,156 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
978 | 111,853 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
2,270 | 171,004 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
104 | 6,231 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
2,497 | 101,082 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
9,653 | 638,444 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
195,256 | 6,120,712 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
90.1% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
7.3% | 21.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.0% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.1% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
4.3% | 7.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
86.1% | 67.5% |
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Births, 2005 |
2,621 | 123,096 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
2,233 | 74,638 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
28 | 976 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.0% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.9% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.9% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.9% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.3% | 22.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
39,883 | 1,540,365 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.1 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
107,300 | 4,125,308 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
13,334 | 602,974 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
14.2% | 17.1% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.3% | 69.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$119,600 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
85,776 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.33 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$43,405 | $44,772 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
14.0% | 14.3% |
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Business MapStats |
Buncombe County |
North Carolina |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
6,988 | 286,010 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$31,345 | $32,247 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
119,352 | 4,519,186 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
3.5% | 4.7% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
154,473 | 5,317,153 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
15,867 | 392,235 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
16,600 | 812,435 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
5,288,054 | 218,953,305 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$34,233 | $41,179 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
7,191 | 222,4311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
102,346 | 3,524,8141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
3.4% | 4.1%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
21,211 | 642,597 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.2% | 8.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.5% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.0% | 27.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 1.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,046,041 | 156,821,943 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
484,765 | 11,237,386 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,824,874 | 104,331,152 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,637,340 | 88,821,486 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,528 | $10,686 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1,877 | 85,777 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
400,991 | 14,298,396 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
94,934 | 9,079,001 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,663,408 | 65,862,8841 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$7,335 | $7,2691 |
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