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28801

Asheville, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
14,691
Median household income
$58,438
People below poverty
27.3%
Median home value
$548,100

Income

The median income of households in 28801 was $58,438. An estimated 14.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 14.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6.9
$15,000 to $24,999 7.7
$25,000 to $34,999 6.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9.1
$50,000 to $74,999 15.1
$75,000 to $99,999 10
$100,000 to $149,999 12.2
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 12

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63794
Female 58659

An estimated 66.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,843. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.2
Social Security 32.9
Retirement income 22.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 27.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 28.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 27% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 27.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 26.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 28.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 27

In 2020-2024, 19.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 14.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 53.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28801 in 2020-2024, 87.7% had health insurance coverage and 12.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.2% and public coverage was 31.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 28801 had a total population of 14,691 - 7,925 (53.9%) females and 6,766 (46.1%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 11.5% of the population was under 18 years, 38.2% was 19 to 44 years, 29.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28801 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 252 166
5 to 9 173 221
10 to 14 234 257
15 to 19 285 428
20 to 24 409 885
25 to 29 391 719
30 to 34 638 752
35 to 39 563 353
40 to 44 514 393
45 to 49 534 475
50 to 54 443 758
55 to 59 697 523
60 to 64 478 448
65 to 69 355 388
70 to 74 448 501
75 to 79 190 293
80 to 84 114 235
85 and over 48 130

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75% were White; 16% were Black or African American; 26% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 4.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.2% of the people in 28801 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 74.5% of the people in 28801 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,247 households in 28801. The average household size was 2.23 people.

Married-couple households made up 27% of the households in 28801 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.3% of all households, while 27.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 22.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 24.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 47.5% of all households.

In 28801, 15.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 27
Cohabiting Couples 8.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 28% of males and 27.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 54.9 48.6
Now married, except separated 28 27.5
Separated 2 1.3
Widowed 4.4 6.6
Divorced 10.7 15.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28801, 77 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in 28801 were U.S. natives. 46% of the 28801 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of 28801 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 53.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28801 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28801.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 29.9
Asia 12.8
Europe 42.2
Africa 2.6
Northern America 0
Oceania 12.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28801 in 2020-2024, 3.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.6% of people at least five years old; 0.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 28801 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.1
Different house, same county 9
Different county, same state 5.5
Different state 5.9
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 54.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28801 was 2,857 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 127 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,276. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,454.

Educational Attainment of People in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.2
High school diploma or equivalency 17.7
Some college, no degree 13.3
Associate's degree 6.4
Bachelor's degree 32.4
Graduate or professional degree 22

Disability

In 28801, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.3% of people under 18 years old, to 12.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28801, 54.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,302 73.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 981 13.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 925 12.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28801 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 4.9
Manufacturing 8.4
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 10.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.2
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 21.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28801 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,880 53.8
Service occupations 1,229 17.1
Sales and office occupations 1,320 18.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 310 4.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 469 6.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 56.7% of 28801 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 14.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 56.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 5.9
Other means 3.7
Worked from home 26.9

In 2020-2024, 28801 had a total of 9,014 housing units. Of these housing units, 44.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 55.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 44.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 55.2
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

16% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 38.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28801 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 39.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28801 had 6,247 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,767 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 37% while renters occupied 63%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.63 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.99.

5.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 18.3% and another 11.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28801:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28801 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 30.7
Electricity 65.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1
All other fuels 1.8
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28801 was $548,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.7 % had a mortgage. 40.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,373 and for owners without a mortgage it was $727.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28801 was $1,232. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.