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County:

Buncombe County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37021

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

7.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

31,464

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

273,752

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Pisgah NF

31,464

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

145,056

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

160,934

10.9%

7.7%

3.2%

1990:

174,821

8.6%

6.0%

2.6%

2000:

206,330

18.0%

16.1%

1.9%

2005:

218,876

6.1%

5.2%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

180,721

87.6%

0-to-19:

50,186

24.3%

Black:

15,310

7.4%

20-to-39:

56,708

27.5%

Hispanic:

5,730

2.8%

40-to-59:

58,412

28.3%

American Indian:

748

0.4%

60-plus:

41,024

19.9%

Other:

3,821

1.9%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

314.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

25.3%

Median Family Income:

$45,011

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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