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Population
93,523
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$440,000
Owner-occupied units

Asheville, NC

North Carolina · 35.571° N, 82.553° W · 45 sq mi

Asheville is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 93,523 and about 2,056 residents per square mile. The median household earns $71,102 a year, and the median home is worth $440,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
45 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,056
People per square mile
Rank by population
#393
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#270
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$71,102
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,402
Per month
Homeownership
51.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18.2 min
One way

People

Median age
40.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
53.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
7%
Households
37,394
2.43 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.2%
Arts, food & hospitality 15.6%
Professional & business services 15.5%
Retail trade 11%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in North Carolina

Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector

Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in North Carolina

Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of North Carolina

State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State

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