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Asheville Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 369,171
Land Area (2000): 5,265.641 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 20.654 square kilometers

Asheville Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	216,581	2002	233,567	2005	393,687
2000	226,389	2003	382,525	2006	400,669
2001	229,810	2004	387,872	2007	405,975

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	443,450	59.75%
Rural, Farm	11,649	1.57%
Rural, Non-farm	287,126	38.68%

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Asheville Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	156,069	150,923	5,146	3.30%	33
1991	159,944	151,796	8,147	5.09%	51
1992	162,322	153,132	9,190	5.66%	57
1993	163,575	155,980	7,595	4.64%	46
1994	166,006	159,159	6,847	4.12%	41
1995	167,136	160,513	6,624	3.96%	40
1996	172,753	166,543	6,209	3.59%	36
1997	177,591	172,093	5,498	3.10%	31
1998	177,226	171,557	5,668	3.20%	32
1999	178,235	173,590	4,645	2.61%	26
2000	185,076	179,045	6,031	3.26%	33
2001	187,620	178,990	8,630	4.60%	46
2002	191,857	181,635	10,222	5.33%	53
2003	195,334	185,752	9,582	4.91%	49
2004	196,359	187,786	8,573	4.37%	44
2005	199,473	190,720	8,753	4.39%	44
2006	204,894	197,215	7,679	3.75%	37
2007	205,323	197,930	7,393	3.60%	36
2008	207,409	197,394	10,015	4.83%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	151,764	145,653	6,111	4.03%	40
Feb 1990	153,153	147,079	6,074	3.97%	40
Mar 1990	152,599	147,461	5,138	3.37%	34
Apr 1990	153,434	148,763	4,671	3.04%	30
May 1990	156,922	152,371	4,551	2.90%	29
Jun 1990	159,922	154,836	5,086	3.18%	32
Jul 1990	161,071	156,331	4,740	2.94%	29
Aug 1990	159,662	155,360	4,302	2.69%	27
Sep 1990	156,472	152,265	4,207	2.69%	27
Oct 1990	155,858	151,560	4,298	2.76%	28
Nov 1990	156,119	150,062	6,057	3.88%	39
Dec 1990	155,846	149,331	6,515	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	154,374	145,773	8,601	5.57%	56
Feb 1991	156,310	147,201	9,109	5.83%	58
Mar 1991	156,265	147,742	8,523	5.45%	55
Apr 1991	156,689	149,446	7,243	4.62%	46
May 1991	158,823	151,205	7,618	4.80%	48
Jun 1991	162,583	154,880	7,703	4.74%	47
Jul 1991	164,406	157,048	7,358	4.48%	45
Aug 1991	165,105	156,273	8,832	5.35%	53
Sep 1991	161,039	154,094	6,945	4.31%	43
Oct 1991	161,841	153,949	7,892	4.88%	49
Nov 1991	161,624	152,968	8,656	5.36%	54
Dec 1991	160,265	150,978	9,287	5.79%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	158,645	146,279	12,366	7.79%	78
Feb 1992	159,211	147,541	11,670	7.33%	73
Mar 1992	158,696	148,421	10,275	6.47%	65
Apr 1992	158,602	149,517	9,085	5.73%	57
May 1992	161,490	152,578	8,912	5.52%	55
Jun 1992	166,277	156,949	9,328	5.61%	56
Jul 1992	168,384	159,679	8,705	5.17%	52
Aug 1992	166,643	158,371	8,272	4.96%	50
Sep 1992	162,451	154,956	7,495	4.61%	46
Oct 1992	162,104	154,364	7,740	4.77%	48
Nov 1992	163,228	154,758	8,470	5.19%	52
Dec 1992	162,135	154,168	7,967	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	159,888	149,874	10,014	6.26%	63
Feb 1993	161,951	151,853	10,098	6.24%	62
Mar 1993	160,213	151,206	9,007	5.62%	56
Apr 1993	161,722	153,935	7,787	4.82%	48
May 1993	163,544	155,944	7,600	4.65%	46
Jun 1993	166,729	158,915	7,814	4.69%	47
Jul 1993	169,479	162,205	7,274	4.29%	43
Aug 1993	166,958	160,216	6,742	4.04%	40
Sep 1993	162,132	156,254	5,878	3.63%	36
Oct 1993	163,338	157,242	6,096	3.73%	37
Nov 1993	163,694	157,242	6,452	3.94%	39
Dec 1993	163,248	156,874	6,374	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	160,678	151,979	8,699	5.41%	54
Feb 1994	162,141	153,321	8,820	5.44%	54
Mar 1994	162,357	154,680	7,677	4.73%	47
Apr 1994	163,557	156,674	6,883	4.21%	42
May 1994	165,422	159,061	6,361	3.85%	38
Jun 1994	167,918	161,337	6,581	3.92%	39
Jul 1994	169,309	162,675	6,634	3.92%	39
Aug 1994	169,267	162,998	6,269	3.70%	37
Sep 1994	166,221	160,360	5,861	3.53%	35
Oct 1994	168,209	162,061	6,148	3.65%	37
Nov 1994	168,906	162,366	6,540	3.87%	39
Dec 1994	168,085	162,393	5,692	3.39%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	165,137	156,793	8,344	5.05%	51
Feb 1995	165,769	157,175	8,594	5.18%	52
Mar 1995	166,236	159,187	7,049	4.24%	42
Apr 1995	165,486	158,046	7,440	4.50%	45
May 1995	165,500	159,137	6,363	3.84%	38
Jun 1995	167,311	160,932	6,379	3.81%	38
Jul 1995	171,259	164,750	6,509	3.80%	38
Aug 1995	167,923	162,140	5,783	3.44%	34
Sep 1995	166,215	160,681	5,534	3.33%	33
Oct 1995	168,506	162,980	5,526	3.28%	33
Nov 1995	168,496	162,387	6,109	3.63%	36
Dec 1995	167,797	161,943	5,854	3.49%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	167,781	158,089	9,692	5.78%	58
Feb 1996	168,913	160,287	8,626	5.11%	51
Mar 1996	168,926	161,837	7,089	4.20%	42
Apr 1996	170,153	163,810	6,343	3.73%	37
May 1996	172,630	166,439	6,191	3.59%	36
Jun 1996	174,156	168,547	5,609	3.22%	32
Jul 1996	175,862	170,494	5,368	3.05%	31
Aug 1996	173,309	168,145	5,164	2.98%	30
Sep 1996	173,241	168,489	4,752	2.74%	27
Oct 1996	175,228	170,306	4,922	2.81%	28
Nov 1996	176,375	171,008	5,367	3.04%	30
Dec 1996	176,456	171,068	5,388	3.05%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	174,646	166,463	8,183	4.69%	47
Feb 1997	174,533	167,131	7,402	4.24%	42
Mar 1997	175,879	169,578	6,301	3.58%	36
Apr 1997	176,579	171,330	5,249	2.97%	30
May 1997	178,764	173,451	5,313	2.97%	30
Jun 1997	180,098	174,436	5,662	3.14%	31
Jul 1997	180,422	175,676	4,746	2.63%	26
Aug 1997	177,835	173,028	4,807	2.70%	27
Sep 1997	178,325	174,180	4,145	2.32%	23
Oct 1997	177,517	173,132	4,385	2.47%	25
Nov 1997	178,706	173,967	4,739	2.65%	27
Dec 1997	177,787	172,742	5,045	2.84%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	173,879	166,736	7,143	4.11%	41
Feb 1998	174,505	167,295	7,210	4.13%	41
Mar 1998	175,494	168,865	6,629	3.78%	38
Apr 1998	174,868	169,935	4,933	2.82%	28
May 1998	176,964	171,467	5,497	3.11%	31
Jun 1998	178,678	172,705	5,973	3.34%	33
Jul 1998	180,046	174,069	5,977	3.32%	33
Aug 1998	177,930	172,539	5,391	3.03%	30
Sep 1998	178,422	173,572	4,850	2.72%	27
Oct 1998	178,597	173,662	4,935	2.76%	28
Nov 1998	179,014	173,961	5,053	2.82%	28
Dec 1998	178,313	173,883	4,430	2.48%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	176,135	169,805	6,330	3.59%	36
Feb 1999	176,907	170,514	6,393	3.61%	36
Mar 1999	177,478	172,399	5,079	2.86%	29
Apr 1999	176,592	172,333	4,259	2.41%	24
May 1999	179,409	173,599	5,810	3.24%	32
Jun 1999	177,773	173,630	4,143	2.33%	23
Jul 1999	180,503	176,112	4,391	2.43%	24
Aug 1999	178,522	174,549	3,973	2.23%	22
Sep 1999	177,992	174,511	3,481	1.96%	20
Oct 1999	178,735	175,034	3,701	2.07%	21
Nov 1999	179,301	175,076	4,225	2.36%	24
Dec 1999	179,475	175,516	3,959	2.21%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	183,831	177,422	6,409	3.49%	35
Feb 2000	184,224	177,310	6,914	3.75%	38
Mar 2000	185,319	179,243	6,076	3.28%	33
Apr 2000	184,518	179,605	4,913	2.66%	27
May 2000	184,997	179,294	5,703	3.08%	31
Jun 2000	186,589	180,519	6,070	3.25%	33
Jul 2000	185,202	179,081	6,121	3.31%	33
Aug 2000	184,736	178,325	6,411	3.47%	35
Sep 2000	184,732	179,221	5,511	2.98%	30
Oct 2000	185,643	179,865	5,778	3.11%	31
Nov 2000	185,540	179,233	6,307	3.40%	34
Dec 2000	185,585	179,421	6,164	3.32%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	187,405	178,396	9,009	4.81%	48
Feb 2001	186,689	177,978	8,711	4.67%	47
Mar 2001	187,514	179,321	8,193	4.37%	44
Apr 2001	184,927	177,185	7,742	4.19%	42
May 2001	186,016	178,217	7,799	4.19%	42
Jun 2001	187,090	178,784	8,306	4.44%	44
Jul 2001	188,750	180,187	8,563	4.54%	45
Aug 2001	186,283	177,471	8,812	4.73%	47
Sep 2001	186,903	178,605	8,298	4.44%	44
Oct 2001	189,918	181,276	8,642	4.55%	46
Nov 2001	189,976	180,112	9,864	5.19%	52
Dec 2001	189,971	180,349	9,622	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	188,146	176,161	11,985	6.37%	64
Feb 2002	189,959	178,292	11,667	6.14%	61
Mar 2002	190,574	179,000	11,574	6.07%	61
Apr 2002	190,827	180,076	10,751	5.63%	56
May 2002	192,743	182,355	10,388	5.39%	54
Jun 2002	192,643	182,146	10,497	5.45%	54
Jul 2002	193,753	183,701	10,052	5.19%	52
Aug 2002	191,718	182,398	9,320	4.86%	49
Sep 2002	192,146	183,703	8,443	4.39%	44
Oct 2002	193,268	184,603	8,665	4.48%	45
Nov 2002	193,357	183,751	9,606	4.97%	50
Dec 2002	193,144	183,429	9,715	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	192,520	181,451	11,069	5.75%	57
Feb 2003	192,445	181,850	10,595	5.51%	55
Mar 2003	192,452	182,433	10,019	5.21%	52
Apr 2003	195,037	184,973	10,064	5.16%	52
May 2003	194,875	185,472	9,403	4.83%	48
Jun 2003	196,742	186,233	10,509	5.34%	53
Jul 2003	197,653	187,415	10,238	5.18%	52
Aug 2003	195,991	186,784	9,207	4.70%	47
Sep 2003	196,279	188,083	8,196	4.18%	42
Oct 2003	197,070	188,847	8,223	4.17%	42
Nov 2003	197,417	188,366	9,051	4.58%	46
Dec 2003	195,526	187,111	8,415	4.30%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	193,441	183,463	9,978	5.16%	52
Feb 2004	193,148	183,459	9,689	5.02%	50
Mar 2004	193,952	184,762	9,190	4.74%	47
Apr 2004	194,937	186,839	8,098	4.15%	42
May 2004	195,277	186,918	8,359	4.28%	43
Jun 2004	197,497	188,298	9,199	4.66%	47
Jul 2004	200,137	191,558	8,579	4.29%	43
Aug 2004	197,988	190,163	7,825	3.95%	40
Sep 2004	196,575	189,320	7,255	3.69%	37
Oct 2004	197,333	189,575	7,758	3.93%	39
Nov 2004	198,211	189,653	8,558	4.32%	43
Dec 2004	197,817	189,427	8,390	4.24%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	197,178	187,601	9,577	4.86%	49
Feb 2005	198,172	187,980	10,192	5.14%	51
Mar 2005	198,984	190,016	8,968	4.51%	45
Apr 2005	197,243	188,825	8,418	4.27%	43
May 2005	197,651	188,942	8,709	4.41%	44
Jun 2005	198,624	189,237	9,387	4.73%	47
Jul 2005	202,147	192,762	9,385	4.64%	46
Aug 2005	201,038	192,539	8,499	4.23%	42
Sep 2005	200,833	192,972	7,861	3.91%	39
Oct 2005	201,423	193,470	7,953	3.95%	39
Nov 2005	200,716	192,328	8,388	4.18%	42
Dec 2005	199,672	191,973	7,699	3.86%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	199,102	190,841	8,261	4.15%	41
Feb 2006	199,702	190,843	8,859	4.44%	44
Mar 2006	201,115	193,247	7,868	3.91%	39
Apr 2006	202,217	195,070	7,147	3.53%	35
May 2006	203,356	195,531	7,825	3.85%	38
Jun 2006	205,569	197,505	8,064	3.92%	39
Jul 2006	208,565	200,080	8,485	4.07%	41
Aug 2006	206,191	198,658	7,533	3.65%	37
Sep 2006	206,598	199,740	6,858	3.32%	33
Oct 2006	208,967	202,234	6,733	3.22%	32
Nov 2006	209,391	201,821	7,570	3.62%	36
Dec 2006	207,957	201,015	6,942	3.34%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	202,117	193,980	8,137	4.03%	40
Feb 2007	202,198	194,089	8,109	4.01%	40
Mar 2007	203,493	196,248	7,245	3.56%	36
Apr 2007	202,481	195,678	6,803	3.36%	34
May 2007	204,781	197,447	7,334	3.58%	36
Jun 2007	207,010	199,234	7,776	3.76%	38
Jul 2007	208,819	201,061	7,758	3.72%	37
Aug 2007	205,141	198,135	7,006	3.42%	34
Sep 2007	206,983	200,086	6,897	3.33%	33
Oct 2007	207,620	200,333	7,287	3.51%	35
Nov 2007	207,648	200,472	7,176	3.46%	35
Dec 2007	205,579	198,391	7,188	3.50%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	205,663	196,644	9,019	4.39%	44
Feb 2008	204,775	195,375	9,400	4.59%	46
Mar 2008	205,737	196,654	9,083	4.41%	44
Apr 2008	206,287	197,785	8,502	4.12%	41
May 2008	208,045	198,033	10,012	4.81%	48
Jun 2008	209,235	198,860	10,375	4.96%	50
Jul 2008	212,044	200,446	11,598	5.47%	55
Aug 2008	207,609	196,237	11,372	5.48%	55
Sep 2008	207,289	196,514	10,775	5.20%	52
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Asheville Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	28,150	15.25%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	10,204	5.53%
3.	Health Care	9,714	5.26%
4.	Educational Services	7,416	4.02%
5.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	6,908	3.74%
6.	Public Administration	6,404	3.47%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	6,310	3.42%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	5,080	2.75%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	4,796	2.60%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,470	2.42%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,404	2.39%
12.	Paper Manufacturing	4,146	2.25%
13.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	4,106	2.22%
14.	Truck Transportation	4,072	2.21%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,000	2.17%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,756	2.03%
17.	Machinery Manufacturing	3,684	2.00%
18.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	3,538	1.92%
19.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	3,482	1.89%
20.	Finance and Insurance	3,348	1.81%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	32,548	20.10%
2.	Educational Services	19,010	11.74%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	13,982	8.63%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	6,426	3.97%
5.	Finance and Insurance	5,900	3.64%
6.	Social Assistance	5,456	3.37%
7.	Public Administration	5,268	3.25%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,774	2.95%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,934	2.43%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,700	2.28%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	3,654	2.26%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,564	2.20%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,092	1.91%
14.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	3,022	1.87%
15.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	2,832	1.75%
16.	Construction	2,658	1.64%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,640	1.63%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	2,362	1.46%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2,114	1.31%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,972	1.22%

Asheville Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	10,230	5.54%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	8,942	4.84%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	8,600	4.66%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	8,438	4.57%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	8,246	4.47%
6.	Other Management Occupations	8,202	4.44%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	7,768	4.21%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,902	3.20%
9.	Carpenters	5,790	3.14%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,380	2.91%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,988	2.70%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	4,872	2.64%
13.	Other Construction Trades	4,810	2.61%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	4,412	2.39%
15.	Top Executives	3,442	1.86%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,410	1.85%
17.	Construction Laborers	3,288	1.78%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	3,094	1.68%
19.	Assemblers and Fabricators	3,076	1.67%
20.	Engineers	2,758	1.49%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	8,524	5.26%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	7,860	4.85%
3.	Registered Nurses	7,458	4.60%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	7,196	4.44%
5.	Other Management Occupations	5,922	3.66%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	5,902	3.64%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,598	3.46%
8.	Cashiers	5,576	3.44%
9.	Other Production Occupations	5,558	3.43%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	5,400	3.33%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	5,250	3.24%
12.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,978	3.07%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,864	3.00%
14.	Waiters and Waitresses	4,236	2.62%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	4,172	2.58%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	3,998	2.47%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,728	2.30%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	3,570	2.20%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	3,298	2.04%
20.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	3,102	1.92%

Asheville Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	313,625	52.18%
15-35 hours	68,881	11.46%
1-14 hours	15,591	2.59%
No regular hours	202,934	33.76%

Asheville Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	9,798	2.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM	7,126	2.16%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	11,870	3.60%
6 AM-6:29 AM	25,463	7.72%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	35,516	10.76%
7 AM-7:29 AM	51,545	15.62%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	60,973	18.48%
8 AM-8:29 AM	38,215	11.58%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	17,064	5.17%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	17,984	5.45%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,703	2.03%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,365	1.02%
Noon-3:59 PM	21,282	6.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM	23,111	7.00%

Asheville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	10,427	3.16%
5-9	35,728	10.83%
10-14	55,774	16.90%
15-19	63,318	19.19%
20-24	57,660	17.47%
25-29	21,337	6.47%
30-34	44,371	13.45%
35-39	6,494	1.97%
40-44	6,278	1.90%
45-59	14,696	4.45%
60-89	7,666	2.32%
At least 90	6,266	1.90%

Asheville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,124	0.34%	243,120	73.67%
30-44	554	0.17%	56,589	17.15%
45-59	84	0.03%	14,612	4.43%
At least 60	256	0.08%	13,676	4.14%

Asheville Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	558	0.16%
Car / truck / van, carpool	45,544	13.31%
Car / truck / van, solo	273,778	80.00%
Motorcycle	330	0.10%
Other	1,717	0.50%
Public transportation	2,018	0.59%
Walked	6,070	1.77%
Worked at home	12,193	3.56%

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Asheville Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 308,638 (717,376 people)
: 208,570 (587,912 people)
: 78,747
: 384,836
Asheville Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	31,532	10.16%
$10,000-$14,999	23,167	7.47%
$15,000-$19,999	22,089	7.12%
$20,000-$24,999	24,947	8.04%
$25,000-$29,999	24,547	7.91%
$30,000-$34,999	22,769	7.34%
$35,000-$39,999	20,941	6.75%
$40,000-$44,999	19,750	6.37%
$45,000-$49,999	17,128	5.52%
$50,000-$59,999	28,581	9.21%
$60,000-$74,999	29,322	9.45%
$75,000-$99,999	23,215	7.48%
$100,000-$124,999	10,092	3.25%
$125,000-$149,999	3,885	1.25%
$150,000-$199,999	3,856	1.24%
$200,000 or more	4,440	1.43%

Asheville Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	42,691	27.67%
Family, 2 people	53,057	34.39%
Nonfamily, 2 people	6,606	4.28%
Family, 3 people	23,985	15.55%
Nonfamily, 3 people	885	0.57%
Family, 4 people	17,528	11.36%
Nonfamily, 4 people	273	0.18%
Family, 5 people	6,281	4.07%
Nonfamily, 5 people	105	0.07%
Family, 6 people	1,899	1.23%
Nonfamily, 6 people	38	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	906	0.59%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	36	0.02%

Asheville Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	234,259	27.89%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	111,407	13.26%
Public Assistance	8,166	0.97%
Retirement	67,272	8.01%
Self Employment	41,128	4.90%
Social Security	102,254	12.17%
Supplemental Security	13,289	1.58%
Wage / Salary	222,582	26.50%
Other	39,665	4.72%

Asheville Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	106,234	62.80%
With children under 18	62,940	37.20%

Asheville Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	25,932	8.95%
Married	186,862	64.52%
Never Married	68,516	23.66%
Widowed	8,289	2.86%

Asheville Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	35,032	10.92%
Married	188,058	58.61%
Never Married	55,487	17.29%
Widowed	42,302	13.18%

Asheville Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Asheville Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Asheville Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	38,617	6.62%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	76,374	13.09%
High school diploma or equivalent	171,675	29.43%
Some college, no degree	131,257	22.50%
Associate degree	40,494	6.94%
Bachelors degree	81,384	13.95%
Graduate or professional degree	43,608	7.47%

Asheville Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,880	1.32%	5,414	1.47%	10,294	2.79%
Kindergarten	8,166	2.21%	1,054	0.29%	9,220	2.50%
Grades 1-4	33,541	9.09%	3,308	0.90%	36,849	9.98%
Grades 5-8	34,095	9.24%	2,968	0.80%	37,063	10.04%
Grades 9-12	31,896	8.64%	2,751	0.75%	34,647	9.39%
Undergrad college	23,556	6.38%	6,707	1.82%	30,263	8.20%
Graduate or professional school	3,165	0.86%	892	0.24%	4,057	1.10%
Total	139,299	37.73%	23,094	6.26%	162,393	43.99%

Asheville Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Asheville Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Asheville Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	787	693
2002	706	610
2003	1,108	940
2004	1,231	1,035

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Asheville Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Asheville Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	642,573	88.78%
Below Poverty Level	81,195	11.22%

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Asheville Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,550
Asheville Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.401	0.259	0.042	1.117	3.818	8.611	22.744	2.775	34.130
2000	2.226	0.181	0.031	1.166	3.604	8.463	23.027	2.730	34.220
2001	1.854	0.239	0.004	1.136	3.233	8.355	21.091	3.233	32.679
2002	2.055	0.244	0.090	0.976	3.365	7.741	21.180	3.267	32.188
2003	1.838	0.204	0.031	0.831	2.904	7.777	20.718	2.646	31.140
2004	1.356	0.312	0.028	0.913	2.609	8.967	20.352	3.153	32.472
2005	1.504	0.203	0.036	0.813	2.555	8.563	20.732	3.213	32.508
2006	1.765	0.260	0.027	0.781	2.833	8.690	17.952	2.923	29.566
2007	1.732	0.207	0.052	0.810	2.801	8.308	17.804	2.352	28.465

Asheville Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	8,219
2000	8,563
2001	8,253
2002	8,304

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Asheville Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Asheville Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	42,882	11.62%
10-19 Years	44,592	12.08%
20-29 Years	43,484	11.78%
30-39 Years	52,280	14.16%
40-49 Years	55,582	15.06%
50-59 Years	47,486	12.86%
60-69 Years	35,422	9.60%
70-79 Years	30,559	8.28%
80-89 Years	14,208	3.85%
90+ Years	2,676	0.72%

Asheville Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	177,786	48.16%
Female	191,385	51.84%

Asheville Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	331,713	89.85%
African-American	18,830	5.10%
Hispanic/Latino	11,639	3.15%
Multiracial	3,304	0.89%
Asian	2,053	0.56%
Amerindian	1,237	0.34%
Other Race	285	0.08%
Pacific Islander	110	0.03%

Asheville Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	114,237	20.31%
2.	English	99,222	17.64%
3.	German	86,489	15.37%
4.	Irish	78,289	13.92%
5.	Scotch Irish	41,711	7.41%
6.	Scottish	25,959	4.61%
7.	Dutch	16,234	2.89%
8.	Italian	15,981	2.84%
9.	French Non-Basque	15,682	2.79%
10.	Polish	9,169	1.63%

Asheville Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	660,017	94.15%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	25,182	3.59%
3.	German	3,395	0.48%
4.	French	2,277	0.32%
5.	Other Slavic	1,116	0.16%
6.	Chinese	720	0.10%
7.	Korean	706	0.10%
8.	Russian	662	0.09%
9.	Greek	568	0.08%
10.	Tagalog	458	0.07%

Asheville Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	713,333	96.11%
Naturalized immigrant	9,952	1.34%
Not a citizen	18,940	2.55%

Asheville Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Asheville Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Asheville Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Buncombe County	Henderson County
Haywood County	Madison County

Asheville Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alexander	Edneyville	Maggie Valley
Arden	Enka	Mars Hill
Asheville	Etowah	Marshall
Avery Creek	Fairview	Mills River
Balfour	Fines Creek	Montreat
Barker Heights	Flat Creek	Mountain Home
Barnardsville	Flat Rock	Naples
Bat Cave	Fletcher	Pigeon
Beaverdam	French Broad	Reems Creek
Bent Creek	Gerton	Ridgecrest
Biltmore Forest	Green River	Royal Pines
Black Mountain	Hazelwood	Saluda
Blue Ridge	Hendersonville	Sandy Mush
Broad River	Hoopers Creek	Skyland
Candler	Horse Shoe	Swannanoa
Canton	Hot Springs	Tuxedo
Cataloochee	Iron Duff	Upper Hominy
Cecil	Ivy	Valley Hill
Clear Creek	Ivy Hill	Waynesville
Clyde	Jonathan Creek	Weaverville
Crab Creek	Lake Junaluska	West Canton
Crabtree	Laurel Park	White Oak
Dana	Leicester	Woodfin
East Flat Rock	Limestone	Zirconia
East Fork	Lower Hominy

Buncombe County (206,330)	Haywood County (54,033)
Henderson County (89,173)	Madison County (19,635)