North Carolina · Census place 02140
Asheville city, NC
Quick answer
Asheville city has 94,369 residents, ranking #11 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $67,221, the median home is worth $411,000 and median gross rent runs $1,303 a month.
- Population
- 94,369Asheville city residents
- Median household income
- $67,221Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $411,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,303Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Asheville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Asheville city median would spend about 23.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.6% of residents and 50.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Wilmington city 118,578
- High Point city 115,263
- Concord city 106,518
- Greenville city 88,540
- Gastonia city 81,632
- Jacksonville city 73,507
- Apex town 67,765
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