Population: 68,889. Estimated population in July 2020: 72,231 (+4.9% change)
Males: 32,207 (46.8%), Females: 36,682 (53.2%)
Buncombe County
Zip codes: 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806.
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $32,772
Median house value: $109,100
Races in Asheville:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.0%)
- Black (17.6%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (13.7%), German (11.5%), Irish (10.7%), United States (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%), Scottish (3.8%).
Elevation: 2134 feet
Land area: 40.9 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Asheville
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Asheville city
- Never married: 29.1%
- Now married: 46.8%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 11.9%
5.2% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 1.7% Europe, 0.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,461 (+3.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Asheville:
- MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL (509 BILTMORE AVE)
- THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (68 SWEETEN CREEK RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Asheville:
- PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; FLETCHER, NC)
- JULIAN F KEITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TX (about 17 miles; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)
- MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Asheville:
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 11 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 54 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 59 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Asheville:
- MEYERS (about 14 miles; CANDLER, NC; Abbreviation: N39)
- HENDERSONVILLE (about 22 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
- TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 23 miles; BREVARD, NC; Abbreviation: 22W)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Asheville:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (Full-time enrollment: 2,759; Location: ONE UNIVERSITY HTS; Public; Website: www.unca.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,728; Location: 340 VICTORIA RD; Public; Website: www.asheville.cc.nc.us)
- CECILS JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 96; Location: 1567 PATTON AVE; Private, for-profit)
- ALPHA BEAUTY SCHOOL-ASHEVILLE (Location: 85 TUNNEL RD INNSBRUCK MALL; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Asheville:
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
Schools
Public high schools in Asheville:
- A C REYNOLDS HIGH (Students: 1,440; Location: 1 ROCKET DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- T C ROBERSON HIGH (Students: 1,437; Location: 250 OVERLOOK ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- ASHEVILLE HIGH (Students: 1,225; Location: 419 MCDOWELL STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CLYDE A ERWIN HIGH (Students: 1,128; Location: 60 LEES CREEK ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- BUNCOMBE COUNTY MIDDLE COLLEGE (Students: 75; Location: 340 VICTORIA ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CAREER EDUCATION CENTER (Location: 175 BINGHAM ROAD; Grades: 11 – 12)
Private high schools in Asheville:
- CAROLINA DAY SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location: 1345 HENDERSONVILLE RD; Grades: PK – 12)
- ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 445; Location: PO BOX 9038; Grades: PK – 12)
- TEMPLE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 222; Location: 985 1/2 PATTON ANE; Grades: KG – 12)
- MERRIMON CHRISTIAN SCHOOLOL (Students: 222; Location: 10 BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK – 12)
- HAPPY VALLEY CHR ACADEMY (Students: 39; Location: P O BOX 17415; Grades: 1 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Asheville:
- CLYDE A ERWIN MIDDLE (Students: 1,074; Location: 20 ERWIN HILLS ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WILLIAM W ESTES ELEMENTARY (Students: 905; Location: 275 OVERLOOK ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- ASHEVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 748; Location: 197 S FRENCH BROAD AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SAND HILL-VENABLE ELEM (Students: 731; Location: 154 SAND HILL SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- WEST BUNCOMBE ELEMENTARY (Students: 682; Location: 175 ERWIN HILLS ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- A C REYNOLDS MIDDLE (Students: 679; Location: 2 ROCKET DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- OAKLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 471; Location: 753 FAIRVIEW ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- EMMA ELEMENTARY (Students: 464; Location: 37 BRICKYARD ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- HAW CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 446; Location: 21 TRINITY CHAPEL ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- CLAXTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 394; Location: 241 MERRIMON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Asheville:
- ASHEVILLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 257; Location: 12 CULVERN ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 156; Location: 51 WILBURN PLACE; Grades: PK – 5)
- NAZARENE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 139; Location: 385 HAZEL MILL ROAD; Grades: PK – 5)
- RAINBOW MTN CHILDRENS SCHOOL (Students: 99; Location: 574 HAYWOOD RD; Grades: PK – 8)
- RHEMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 826 HAYWOOD RD; Grades: KG – 8)
- BELL’S SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location: 43 N LIBERTY STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
- HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location: 215 BULL CREEK ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)
- ASHEVILLE MONTESSORI (Students: 3; Location: 15 JULIA ST; Grades: UG – UG)
Libraries
Library in Asheville:
- ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $3,700,624; Location: 67 HAYWOOD STREET; 466,844 books; 27,838 audio materials; 9,540 video materials; 820 serial subscriptions)