Buncombe

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Buncombe.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Buncombe	County	174,821	206,330	238,318	269,425	279,210	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Buncombe.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Asheville	City	Buncombe	65,950	73,989	83,359	94,725	94,992	→
Biltmore Forest	Town	Buncombe	1,343	1,493	1,343	1,397	1,462	→
Black Mountain	Town	Buncombe	7,184	7,554	7,851	8,427	8,572	→
Montreat	Town	Buncombe	682	630	720	902	1,044	→
Weaverville	Town	Buncombe	3,087	3,448	3,666	4,572	4,799	→
Woodfin	Town	Buncombe	5,668	5,569	6,294	7,938	8,158	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	129,711
Females	139,741

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	49,578
18-64 years	164,420
65+ years	55,454

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	12,024
70-79 years	25,425
60-69 years	36,404
50-59 years	34,015
40-49 years	34,629
30-39 years	38,059
20-29 years	33,173
10-19 years	29,547
0-9 years	26,176

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	60,097
Urban	209,355

»Race« (C 2020)
White	218,867
Black/African American	15,311
Indigenous	1,243
Asian	3,322
Pacific Islander	496
Some other	11,249
2 or more	18,964

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	21,922
Other	247,530