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Language Spoken At Home in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 402,287 | 100% |
English only | 371,863 | 92.4% |
Language other than English | 30,424 | 7.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,963 | 3.7% |
Spanish | 21,132 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,001 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,488 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,064 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,315 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 791 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 489 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 107 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 425,219 | 100% |
American | 72,604 | 17.1% |
Arab | 562 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,161 | 0.3% |
Danish | 1,030 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 8,107 | 1.9% |
English | 57,548 | 13.5% |
French (except Basque) | 11,043 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 2,160 | 0.5% |
German | 59,713 | 14.0% |
Greek | 1,176 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,334 | 0.3% |
Irish | 53,233 | 12.5% |
Italian | 13,564 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 666 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 3,075 | 0.7% |
Polish | 7,082 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 1,106 | 0.3% |
Russian | 3,326 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 21,538 | 5.1% |
Scottish | 17,129 | 4.0% |
Slovak | 344 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,150 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 4,151 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 949 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 1,889 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 4,274 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 624 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 181,075 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 114,763 | 63.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 43,696 | 24.1% |
Married-couple family | 89,319 | 49.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,664 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,305 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,971 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 18,139 | 10.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,061 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 66,312 | 36.6% |
Householder living alone | 54,093 | 29.9% |
65 years and over | 22,017 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 48,710 | 26.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 55,329 | 30.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 414,796 | 100% |
Householder | 181,075 | 43.7% |
Spouse | 89,472 | 21.6% |
Child | 101,366 | 24.4% |
Other relatives | 19,301 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 23,582 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 10,613 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 168,782 | 100% |
Never married | 47,395 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 93,771 | 55.6% |
Separated | 3,612 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 5,419 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 18,585 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 185,227 | 100% |
Never married | 39,920 | 21.6% |
Now married, except separated | 93,392 | 50.4% |
Separated | 5,268 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 21,288 | 11.5% |
Divorced | 25,359 | 13.7% |
Fertility in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,058 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,625 | 32.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,734 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,791 | 49.0% |
Less than 1 year | 717 | 9.3% |
1 or 2 years | 983 | 12.7% |
3 or 4 years | 641 | 8.3% |
5 or more years | 1,450 | 18.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,791 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,363 | 62.3% |
Who are married | 2,603 | 68.7% |
School Enrollment in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 92,608 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,399 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 5,154 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 38,315 | 41.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 19,056 | 20.6% |
College or graduate school | 24,684 | 26.7% |
Educational Attainment in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 305,513 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 14,170 | 4.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 25,744 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 81,151 | 26.6% |
Some college, no degree | 67,672 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 27,171 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 57,760 | 18.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 31,845 | 10.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.3% |
Veteran Status in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 338,526 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 40,641 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 419,131 | 100% |
With a disability | 63,134 | 15.1% |
Under 18 years | 85,822 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,597 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 257,431 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,869 | 12.4% |
65 years and over | 75,878 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,668 | 36.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 420,197 | 100% |
Same house | 359,302 | 85.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 59,527 | 14.2% |
Same county | 34,012 | 8.1% |
Different county | 25,515 | 6.1% |
Same state | 12,559 | 3.0% |
Different state | 12,956 | 3.1% |
Abroad | 1,368 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 425,219 | 100% |
Native | 401,283 | 94.4% |
Born in United States | 397,429 | 93.5% |
State of residence | 227,454 | 53.5% |
Different state | 169,975 | 40.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,854 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 23,936 | 5.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 23,936 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,472 | 35.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15,464 | 64.6% |
Year of Entry in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 27,790 | 100% |
Native | 3,854 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,841 | 99.7% |
Foreign born | 23,936 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 381 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 23,555 | 98.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Asheville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 23,936 | 100% |
Europe | 5,851 | 24.4% |
Asia | 2,907 | 12.1% |
Africa | 552 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 256 | 1.1% |
Latin America | 13,547 | 56.6% |
Northern America | 823 | 3.4% |