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Asheville Demographics and Statistics

The demographic data of the metropolitan statistical area of Asheville present some truly exciting facts.This region is populated significantly by residents of a number of cultures, heritages, and lifestyles. The United States Census Bureau provides insight into a number of interesting findings. This rise in the overall population of the area is due to a combination of the following factors: domestic migration, international migration and natural changes i.e. ratio of births and deaths occurring in the city.

Asheville, NC

People QuickFacts Asheville North Carolina
Population, 2006 estimate 72,789 8,856,505
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 2.3% 10.1%
Population, 2000 68,889 8,049,313
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.4% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 19.6% 24.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 18.3% 12.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 53.2% 51.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 78.0% 72.1%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 17.6% 21.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 1.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.6% 1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 3.8% 4.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.6% 53.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.2% 5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.2% 8.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.3% 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 30.4% 22.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.8 24.0