Household Types in Buncombe County, North Carolina (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Buncombe County
Buncombe County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family246.034000%48.062480%46.034000%46.0%47,00947.0k9.629057%13.419827%9.629057%9.6%9,8333.309896%4.443764%3.309896%3.3%3,38033.101902%28.225619%33.101902%33.1%33,80333.8k7.925145%5.848311%7.925145%7.9%8,093
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Buncombe County
Buncombe County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.817982%65.556567%67.817982%67.8%14,84414.8k24.159357%26.480924%24.159357%24.2%5,2888.022661%7.962509%8.022661%8.0%1,756

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Buncombe County
Buncombe County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children221.434027%28.162191%21.434027%21.4%21,88821.9k78.261423%71.640791%78.261423%78.3%79,91979.9k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Buncombe County
Buncombe County
North Carolina
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Mixed3Black3-8.350101%-0.000000%-24.949698%-1.106640%-7.257548%-3.829804%-16.429358%-5.822172%-34.406439%34%65.593561%66.661118%65.593561%66%994-14.804025%-2.462924%-25.953390%-8.606992%-16.178173%-9.757509%-15.087409%-7.702867%-51.827331%52%48.172669%51.274041%48.172669%48%3,776-8.379001%-3.324983%-33.073121%-8.014405%-8.834442%-3.571410%-28.361631%-5.937207%-52.791509%53%47.208491%53.295311%47.208491%47%89,41489.4k-10.698690%-6.441048%-35.698690%-6.331878%-19.407508%-10.095200%-17.218498%-7.009984%-59.170306%59%40.829694%46.268810%40.829694%41%916-16.537867%-6.259660%-25.193199%-17.078825%-20.036472%-5.570592%-26.451675%-7.374988%-65.069552%65%34.930448%40.566273%34.930448%35%1,294-24.231307%-3.039832%-41.055206%-5.450734%-27.373863%-5.586886%-32.866508%-4.976008%-73.777079%74%26.222921%29.196735%26.222921%26%5,724
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Buncombe County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
35%41%46%51%57%62%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.5%5.6%7.6%9.6%11.6%13.6%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.9%4.3%6.6%8.9%11.2%13.6%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17.6%22.1%26.6%31.0%35.4%39.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.4%3.5%5.5%7.5%9.5%11.6%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
14.7%17.4%20.1%22.8%25.5%28.2%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Buncombe County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
14%26%38%49%61%73%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.4%5.3%9.2%13.1%17.0%21.0%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16%28%39%50%61%73%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.1%6.1%11.1%16.1%21.1%26.1%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
5.1%9.9%14.7%19.4%24.2%29.0%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Buncombe County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
10%25%40%54%69%84%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%17%23%29%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
5%22%38%54%71%88%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%33%42%
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Household Types by Place in Buncombe County

There are 11 places in Buncombe County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Buncombe County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buncombe County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buncombe County, selected places in Buncombe County, and entities that contain Buncombe County
0%20%40%60%Count#Biltmore FrstMontreatFairviewRoyal PinesSwannanoaBent CreekAshevilleUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticWeavervilleAvery CreekBuncombeWoodfinBlack MtnAsheville74.380165%74.380165%74%450169.767442%69.767442%70%90267.741935%67.741935%68%651358.895706%58.895706%59%1,056450.652742%50.652742%51%970550.230415%50.230415%50%327648.853911%48.853911%49%89,79389.8k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.125783%47.125783%47%828746.254072%46.254072%46%426846.034000%46.034000%46%47,00947.0k44.495413%44.495413%44%970939.281798%39.281798%39%1,4331035.608658%35.608658%36%13,29213.3k11
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Buncombe County

There are 16 county subdivisions in Buncombe County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Buncombe County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buncombe County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buncombe County, selected county subdivisions in Buncombe County, and entities that contain Buncombe County
0%20%40%60%Count#Broad RivFairviewFlat CrkIvy TownshipLimestoneLeicesterFrench BroadSandy MushReems CrkUpper HominyLower HominyAvery CrkAshevilleUnited StatesN CarolinaBlack MtnSouthSouth AtlanticBuncombeSwannanoaAshevilleAsheville61.978362%61.978362%62%401161.502566%61.502566%62%2,636261.354755%61.354755%61%1,413358.947368%58.947368%59%840458.503284%58.503284%59%3,385557.187461%57.187461%57%4,579657.137419%57.137419%57%1,501752.660550%52.660550%53%287852.609412%52.609412%53%2,873950.989660%50.989660%51%3,4521050.878099%50.878099%51%1,9701150.365631%50.365631%50%1,6531248.853911%48.853911%49%89,79389.8k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M48.017547%48.017547%48%2,8461347.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.034000%46.034000%46%47,00947.0k43.851436%43.851436%44%2,8101441.254702%41.254702%41%3,0711535.608658%35.608658%36%13,29213.3k16
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Asheville Area

There are 4 counties in the Asheville Area. This section compares Buncombe County to all of the counties in the Asheville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buncombe County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buncombe County, selected other counties in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain Buncombe County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MadisonHendersonHaywoodAshevilleUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticBuncombe55.642857%55.642857%56%4,674152.959455%52.959455%53%24,88324.9k250.300426%50.300426%50%13,22713.2k348.853911%48.853911%49%89,79389.8k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.034000%46.034000%46%47,00947.0k4
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Buncombe County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buncombe County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buncombe County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Buncombe County
0%20%40%60%Count#UnionLincolnCabarrusChathamOnslowIredellBrunswickJohnstonHarnettSurryWilkesHendersonMoorePenderDavidsonCatawbaRandolphWakeFranklinCravenStanlyHaywoodLeeCarteretRowanCaldwellAshevilleRutherfordOrangeUnited StatesGranvilleN CarolinaSouthDuplinBurkeGastonSouth AtlanticClevelandAlamanceSampsonRockinghamBuncombeWayneNashForsythGuilfordMecklenburgLenoirCumberlandNew HanoverWilsonColumbusRobesonPittDurham64.584255%64.584255%65%46,69746.7k157.696328%57.696328%58%17,66217.7k257.540746%57.540746%58%39,29439.3k356.206884%56.206884%56%15,39915.4k455.815624%55.815624%56%34,95935.0k555.010046%55.010046%55%33,95034.0k654.647759%54.647759%55%27,63127.6k754.638637%54.638637%55%34,54234.5k853.543545%53.543545%54%23,04323.0k953.531921%53.531921%54%15,43715.4k1053.058043%53.058043%53%14,63514.6k1152.959455%52.959455%53%24,88324.9k1252.769687%52.769687%53%19,92919.9k1352.517775%52.517775%53%10,78410.8k1452.442870%52.442870%52%33,59733.6k1551.979568%51.979568%52%31,03731.0k1651.585161%51.585161%52%28,31228.3k1751.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1851.237405%51.237405%51%12,15312.2k1951.193085%51.193085%51%20,78920.8k2051.136171%51.136171%51%12,06212.1k2150.300426%50.300426%50%13,22713.2k2249.936765%49.936765%50%10,66110.7k2349.798735%49.798735%50%14,72214.7k2449.698760%49.698760%50%25,57225.6k2549.508022%49.508022%50%15,79915.8k2648.853911%48.853911%49%89,79389.8k48.346546%48.346546%48%12,80712.8k2748.236932%48.236932%48%24,95225.0k2848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.219418%48.219418%48%9,8982948.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.717042%47.717042%48%10,38810.4k3047.516009%47.516009%48%16,25016.3k3147.461954%47.461954%47%37,92437.9k3247.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.312927%47.312927%47%17,59017.6k3347.143571%47.143571%47%29,25429.3k3446.825295%46.825295%47%10,98111.0k3546.758926%46.758926%47%17,53617.5k3646.034000%46.034000%46%47,00947.0k3745.074767%45.074767%45%21,19121.2k3844.827962%44.827962%45%16,44216.4k3944.749410%44.749410%45%64,84164.8k4043.330937%43.330937%43%86,79186.8k4143.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k4243.271779%43.271779%43%9,9594343.252854%43.252854%43%53,27853.3k4443.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k4541.381254%41.381254%41%13,21813.2k4641.324407%41.324407%41%9,1364739.881082%39.881082%40%18,31118.3k4839.693913%39.693913%40%27,31127.3k4939.467986%39.467986%39%46,84146.8k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Buncombe County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buncombe County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Buncombe County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Buncombe County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaAshevilleUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisBuncombePalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.853911%48.853911%49%89,79389.8k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2446.034000%46.034000%46%47,00947.0k45.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Buncombe County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
Asheville
Cities:
Asheville
Towns:
Biltmore Forest, Black Mountain, Montreat, Weaverville, Woodfin
Townships:
Asheville, Avery Creek, Black Mountain, Broad River, Fairview, Flat Creek, French Broad, Ivy, Leicester, Limestone, Lower Hominy, Reems Creek, Sandy Mush, Swannanoa, Upper Hominy
Unincorporated Places:
Avery Creek, Bent Creek, Fairview, Royal Pines, Swannanoa
ZIP Codes:
28701, 28704, 28709, 28711, 28714, 28715, 28730, 28732, 28735, 28748, 28753, 28754, 28757, 28759, 28778, 28787, 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806
Unified School Districts:
Asheville, Buncombe County
Congressional Districts:
NC-10, NC-11
State Senate Districts:
NC-48, NC-49
State House Districts:
NC-114, NC-115, NC-116
Neighboring Counties:
Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Yancey
Nearby Counties:
Avery, Burke, Cocke, Greene, Jackson, Mitchell, Polk, Transylvania, Unicoi, Washington