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Language Spoken At Home in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 225,717 | 100% |
English only | 208,712 | 92.5% |
Language other than English | 17,005 | 7.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,833 | 3.5% |
Spanish | 10,779 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,720 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,544 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,531 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,308 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 489 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 374 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 93 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 239,000 | 100% |
American | 38,243 | 16.0% |
Arab | 291 | 0.1% |
Czech | 650 | 0.3% |
Danish | 753 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 4,330 | 1.8% |
English | 31,814 | 13.3% |
French (except Basque) | 6,954 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 1,145 | 0.5% |
German | 34,181 | 14.3% |
Greek | 1,007 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 717 | 0.3% |
Irish | 29,957 | 12.5% |
Italian | 8,196 | 3.4% |
Lithuanian | 317 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,578 | 0.7% |
Polish | 4,587 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 939 | 0.4% |
Russian | 2,097 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 11,631 | 4.9% |
Scottish | 9,186 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 139 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 903 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 2,266 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 722 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 1,401 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 2,723 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 284 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 101,381 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 61,065 | 60.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,140 | 24.8% |
Married-couple family | 45,964 | 45.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,592 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,168 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,312 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,933 | 10.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,236 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 40,316 | 39.8% |
Householder living alone | 32,202 | 31.8% |
65 years and over | 11,503 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 27,678 | 27.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 27,435 | 27.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 232,048 | 100% |
Householder | 101,381 | 43.7% |
Spouse | 45,983 | 19.8% |
Child | 58,150 | 25.1% |
Other relatives | 10,422 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 16,112 | 6.9% |
Unmarried partner | 6,750 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 94,321 | 100% |
Never married | 30,005 | 31.8% |
Now married, except separated | 48,421 | 51.3% |
Separated | 2,224 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 2,931 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 10,740 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 104,246 | 100% |
Never married | 26,246 | 25.2% |
Now married, except separated | 48,593 | 46.6% |
Separated | 2,959 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 11,118 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 15,330 | 14.7% |
Fertility in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,818 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,002 | 35.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 92 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,939 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,551 | 39.4% |
Less than 1 year | 209 | 5.3% |
1 or 2 years | 422 | 10.7% |
3 or 4 years | 375 | 9.5% |
5 or more years | 545 | 13.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,551 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,022 | 65.9% |
Who are married | 878 | 56.6% |
School Enrollment in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 54,058 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,153 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,974 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 21,450 | 39.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,561 | 19.5% |
College or graduate school | 15,920 | 29.4% |
Educational Attainment in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 169,640 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 7,006 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,131 | 7.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 42,951 | 25.3% |
Some college, no degree | 36,816 | 21.7% |
Associate's degree | 14,218 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 35,845 | 21.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 19,673 | 11.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.7% |
Veteran Status in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 189,705 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 20,646 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 235,076 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,440 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 48,715 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,993 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 149,678 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,203 | 12.2% |
65 years and over | 36,683 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,244 | 38.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 236,038 | 100% |
Same house | 197,629 | 83.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 37,622 | 15.9% |
Same county | 22,710 | 9.6% |
Different county | 14,912 | 6.3% |
Same state | 6,584 | 2.8% |
Different state | 8,328 | 3.5% |
Abroad | 787 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 239,000 | 100% |
Native | 225,650 | 94.4% |
Born in United States | 223,248 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 127,385 | 53.3% |
Different state | 95,863 | 40.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,402 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 13,350 | 5.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 13,350 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,300 | 32.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 9,050 | 67.8% |
Year of Entry in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 15,752 | 100% |
Native | 2,402 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,389 | 99.5% |
Foreign born | 13,350 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 233 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,117 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Buncombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 13,350 | 100% |
Europe | 3,935 | 29.5% |
Asia | 1,800 | 13.5% |
Africa | 423 | 3.2% |
Oceania | 202 | 1.5% |
Latin America | 6,638 | 49.7% |
Northern America | 352 | 2.6% |