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Language Spoken At Home in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 78,421 | 100% |
English only | 71,162 | 90.7% |
Language other than English | 7,259 | 9.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,361 | 4.3% |
Spanish | 4,161 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,170 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,402 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 983 | 1.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 597 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 208 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 99 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 83,796 | 100% |
American | 11,015 | 13.1% |
Arab | 120 | 0.1% |
Czech | 225 | 0.3% |
Danish | 350 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 1,407 | 1.7% |
English | 11,205 | 13.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,733 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 509 | 0.6% |
German | 12,418 | 14.8% |
Greek | 376 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 288 | 0.3% |
Irish | 9,394 | 11.2% |
Italian | 3,124 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 238 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 555 | 0.7% |
Polish | 2,294 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 220 | 0.3% |
Russian | 934 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,523 | 4.2% |
Scottish | 3,452 | 4.1% |
Slovak | 31 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 390 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 636 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 258 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 661 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 1,233 | 1.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 214 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 37,538 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,448 | 49.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,533 | 22.7% |
Married-couple family | 12,635 | 33.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,943 | 13.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,145 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 668 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,668 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,922 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 19,090 | 50.9% |
Householder living alone | 14,961 | 39.9% |
65 years and over | 5,060 | 13.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,258 | 24.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,453 | 25.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 80,152 | 100% |
Householder | 37,538 | 46.8% |
Spouse | 12,616 | 15.7% |
Child | 19,007 | 23.7% |
Other relatives | 3,141 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 7,850 | 9.8% |
Unmarried partner | 2,837 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 31,934 | 100% |
Never married | 12,715 | 39.8% |
Now married, except separated | 13,406 | 42.0% |
Separated | 905 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 1,133 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 3,775 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 37,611 | 100% |
Never married | 12,222 | 32.5% |
Now married, except separated | 13,434 | 35.7% |
Separated | 1,193 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 4,281 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 6,481 | 17.2% |
Fertility in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,113 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 337 | 30.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,014 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 451 | 44.5% |
Less than 1 year | 49 | 4.8% |
1 or 2 years | 47 | 4.6% |
3 or 4 years | 167 | 16.5% |
5 or more years | 188 | 18.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 451 | 100% |
Who are female | 282 | 62.5% |
Who are married | 213 | 47.2% |
School Enrollment in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,890 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,391 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 752 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,218 | 36.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,945 | 14.8% |
College or graduate school | 7,584 | 38.1% |
Educational Attainment in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 58,614 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,284 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,895 | 6.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,585 | 19.8% |
Some college, no degree | 12,384 | 21.1% |
Associate's degree | 4,356 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 15,544 | 26.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,566 | 14.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 41.1% |
Veteran Status in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 67,067 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,836 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 81,935 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,324 | 13.8% |
Under 18 years | 16,526 | 100% |
With a disability | 653 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 53,271 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,954 | 11.2% |
65 years and over | 12,138 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,717 | 38.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 82,487 | 100% |
Same house | 63,369 | 76.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 18,805 | 22.8% |
Same county | 11,404 | 13.8% |
Different county | 7,401 | 9.0% |
Same state | 3,003 | 3.6% |
Different state | 4,398 | 5.3% |
Abroad | 313 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 83,796 | 100% |
Native | 77,595 | 92.6% |
Born in United States | 76,425 | 91.2% |
State of residence | 38,940 | 46.5% |
Different state | 37,485 | 44.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,170 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 6,201 | 7.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,201 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,884 | 30.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,317 | 69.6% |
Year of Entry in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,371 | 100% |
Native | 1,170 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,157 | 98.9% |
Foreign born | 6,201 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 111 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,090 | 98.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Asheville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,201 | 100% |
Europe | 2,178 | 35.1% |
Asia | 899 | 14.5% |
Africa | 69 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 149 | 2.4% |
Latin America | 2,758 | 44.5% |
Northern America | 148 | 2.4% |