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Asheville: Incorporated in 1797

• Elevation: 2134 feet
• Land Area: 40.9 Square Miles
• Population Density: 1822 people per square mile (low)

Buncombe County:  Asheville

• Population in July 2011: 83,393
• Population change since 2000: +21.1%
  • Males: 39,325 (47.2%)
  • Females: 44,068 (52.8%)

Median Resident Age: 38.2 years

North Carolina Median Age: 36.6 years

Estimated Median Household Income in 2009: $34,457.

• Asheville: $34,457
• North Carolina: $43,674

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $26,020

 

Estimated Median House or Condo Value in 2009: $195,000, it was $105,200 in 2000

 

• Asheville:         $195,000
  
• North Carolina:  $155,500

 
Mean Prices in 2009: 

• All housing units: $238,199 
• Detached housing: $248,112
• Townhouses or other attached units: $283,098
• In 2-unit structures: $262,106
• In 3 to 4-unit structures: $198,586
  
• Median Gross Rent 2009: $791

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home values estimator for zip codes:

• 28801
• 28803
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• 28805
• 28806

City Info & links

• City of Asheville
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County Links

• Buncombe County, NC
• Henderson County, NC
• Haywood County, NC
• Transylvania County, NC