Population of Buncombe County, North Carolina (County)

Map of Population by County Subdivision in Buncombe County

Population Density Population by County Subdivision#1

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
30/mi²410/mi²790/mi²1,170/mi²1,550/mi²1,930/mi²

Population Population by County Subdivision#2

Total population:
1k19k36k53k70k88k
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Map of Population by Tract in Buncombe County

Population Density Population by Tract#3

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0/mi²800/mi²1,600/mi²2,400/mi²3,100/mi²4,000/mi²

Population Population by Tract#4

Total population:
1,2002,7004,2005,7007,2008,800
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Map of Population by Block Group in Buncombe County

Population Density Population by Block Group#5

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0/mi²1,000/mi²1,900/mi²2,800/mi²3,800/mi²4,700/mi²

Population Population by Block Group#6

Total population:
4001,2001,9002,6003,3004,000
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Population by Place in Buncombe County

There are 11 places in Buncombe County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other.

Total Population by Place#7

Scope: population of selected places in Buncombe County
0k10k20k30k40k50k60k70k80k#AshevilleBlack MountainBlack MtnWoodfinSwannanoaRoyal PinesWeavervilleFairviewAvery CreekBiltmore ForestBiltmore FrstBent CreekMontreat87,531.00000087,531.00000087.53k18,168.0000008,168.0000008.17k26,241.0000006,241.0000006.24k34,858.0000004,858.0000004.86k44,751.0000004,751.0000004.75k53,886.0000003,886.0000003.89k63,016.0000003,016.0000003.02k72,716.0000002,716.0000002.72k81,516.0000001,516.0000001.52k91,305.0000001,305.0000001.31k10521.000000521.0000000.52k11

Population Density by Place#8

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected places in Buncombe County
05001,0001,500#AshevilleRoyal PinesAvery CreekBlack MountainBlack MtnWeavervilleSwannanoaWoodfinBent CreekBiltmore ForestBiltmore FrstFairviewMontreat1,922.7937651,922.7937651,92311,750.5576041,750.5576041,75121,568.4060331,568.4060331,56831,220.5042931,220.5042931,22141,034.2894921,034.2894921,0345760.888802760.8888027616695.069232695.0692326957590.281350590.2813505908520.967757520.9677575219484.609626484.60962648510190.817138190.81713819111

Population by County Subdivision in Buncombe County

There are 16 county subdivisions in Buncombe County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other.

Total Population by County Subdivision#9

Scope: population of selected county subdivisions in Buncombe County
0k20k40k60k80k#AshevilleLeicester TownshipLeicesterUpper Hominy TownshipUpper HominyAsheville TownshipAshevilleSwannanoa TownshipSwannanoaBlack Mountain TownshipBlack MtnLimestone TownshipLimestoneReems Creek TownshipReems CrkFairview TownshipFairviewLower Hominy TownshipLower HominyAvery Creek TownshipAvery CrkFrench Broad TownshipFrench BroadFlat Creek TownshipFlat CrkIvy TownshipBroad River TownshipBroad RivSandy Mush TownshipSandy Mush87,531.00000087,531.00000087.53k120,842.00000020,842.00000020.84k217,711.00000017,711.00000017.71k317,050.00000017,050.00000017.05k415,235.00000015,235.00000015.24k514,889.00000014,889.00000014.89k614,678.00000014,678.00000014.68k712,481.00000012,481.00000012.48k811,619.00000011,619.00000011.62k99,630.0000009,630.0000009.63k107,815.0000007,815.0000007.82k117,429.0000007,429.0000007.43k126,465.0000006,465.0000006.47k133,675.0000003,675.0000003.68k141,574.0000001,574.0000001.57k151,488.0000001,488.0000001.49k16

Population Density by County Subdivision#10

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected county subdivisions in Buncombe County
05001,0001,500#AshevilleAsheville TownshipAshevilleLimestone TownshipLimestoneLower Hominy TownshipLower HominySwannanoa TownshipSwannanoaFrench Broad TownshipFrench BroadLeicester TownshipLeicesterFlat Creek TownshipFlat CrkReems Creek TownshipReems CrkUpper Hominy TownshipUpper HominyAvery Creek TownshipAvery CrkBlack Mountain TownshipBlack MtnFairview TownshipFairviewIvy TownshipSandy Mush TownshipSandy MushBroad River TownshipBroad Riv1,922.7937651,922.7937651,9231616.844410616.8444106172522.417384522.4173845223488.006582488.0065824884321.191170321.1911703215313.308573313.3085733136309.298748309.2987483097301.427916301.4279163018290.099515290.0995152909289.428779289.42877928910271.821627271.82162727211265.898857265.89885726612240.814557240.8145572411359.43816459.438164591444.24731844.247318441536.81831736.8183173716

Population 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.

Total Population by County#11

Scope: population of Buncombe County and selected other counties in the Asheville Area
0k50k100k150k200k250k#Buncombe CountyBuncombeHenderson CountyHendersonHaywood CountyHaywoodMadison CountyMadison250,112.000000250,112.000000250.11k1110,905.000000110,905.000000110.91k259,577.00000059,577.00000059.58k321,130.00000021,130.00000021.13k4

Population Density by County#12

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Buncombe County and selected other counties in the Asheville Area
050100150200250300350#Buncombe CountyBuncombeHenderson CountyHendersonHaywood CountyHaywoodMadison CountyMadison381.042397381.0423973811297.280857297.2808572972107.623340107.623340108346.99575546.995755474

Population 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. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Total Population by County#13

Scope: population of Buncombe County and selected other counties in North Carolina
0k200k400k600k800k1,000k#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWake CountyWakeGuilford CountyGuilfordForsyth CountyForsythCumberland CountyCumberlandDurham CountyDurhamBuncombe CountyBuncombeUnion CountyUnionNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverGaston CountyGastonCabarrus CountyCabarrusOnslow CountyOnslowJohnston CountyJohnstonPitt CountyPittIredell CountyIredellDavidson CountyDavidsonAlamance CountyAlamanceCatawba CountyCatawbaRandolph CountyRandolphOrange CountyOrangeRowan CountyRowanRobeson CountyRobesonHarnett CountyHarnettWayne CountyWayneBrunswick CountyBrunswickHenderson CountyHendersonCraven CountyCravenCleveland CountyClevelandNash CountyNashMoore CountyMooreRockingham CountyRockinghamBurke CountyBurkeCaldwell CountyCaldwellWilson CountyWilsonLincoln CountyLincolnSurry CountySurryWilkes CountyWilkesChatham CountyChathamCarteret CountyCarteretRutherford CountyRutherfordSampson CountySampsonFranklin CountyFranklinStanly CountyStanlyHaywood CountyHaywoodLee CountyLeeDuplin CountyDuplinLenoir CountyLenoirGranville CountyGranvilleColumbus CountyColumbusPender CountyPender1,011,774.0000001,011,774.0000001,011.77k1998,576.000000998,576.000000998.58k2511,815.000000511,815.000000511.82k3364,691.000000364,691.000000364.69k4325,841.000000325,841.000000325.84k5294,618.000000294,618.000000294.62k6250,112.000000250,112.000000250.11k7217,614.000000217,614.000000217.61k8216,430.000000216,430.000000216.43k9211,753.000000211,753.000000211.75k10192,296.000000192,296.000000192.30k11185,755.000000185,755.000000185.76k12182,155.000000182,155.000000182.16k13175,150.000000175,150.000000175.15k14167,493.000000167,493.000000167.49k15164,058.000000164,058.000000164.06k16156,372.000000156,372.000000156.37k17155,461.000000155,461.000000155.46k18142,588.000000142,588.000000142.59k19139,807.000000139,807.000000139.81k20138,694.000000138,694.000000138.69k21134,576.000000134,576.000000134.58k22126,620.000000126,620.000000126.62k23124,447.000000124,447.000000124.45k24119,167.000000119,167.000000119.17k25110,905.000000110,905.000000110.91k26104,190.000000104,190.000000104.19k2797,113.00000097,113.00000097.11k2894,385.00000094,385.00000094.39k2993,070.00000093,070.00000093.07k3091,898.00000091,898.00000091.90k3189,082.00000089,082.00000089.08k3281,623.00000081,623.00000081.62k3381,617.00000081,617.00000081.62k3479,783.00000079,783.00000079.78k3572,767.00000072,767.00000072.77k3668,888.00000068,888.00000068.89k3768,778.00000068,778.00000068.78k3868,537.00000068,537.00000068.54k3966,701.00000066,701.00000066.70k4063,713.00000063,713.00000063.71k4162,989.00000062,989.00000062.99k4260,610.00000060,610.00000060.61k4359,577.00000059,577.00000059.58k4459,540.00000059,540.00000059.54k4559,121.00000059,121.00000059.12k4658,343.00000058,343.00000058.34k4758,341.00000058,341.00000058.34k4857,015.00000057,015.00000057.02k4956,358.00000056,358.00000056.36k50

Population Density by County#14

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Buncombe County and selected other counties in North Carolina
05001,0001,500#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWake CountyWakeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverDurham CountyDurhamForsyth CountyForsythGuilford CountyGuilfordGaston CountyGastonCabarrus CountyCabarrusCumberland CountyCumberlandCatawba CountyCatawbaBuncombe CountyBuncombeAlamance CountyAlamanceOrange CountyOrangeUnion CountyUnionHenderson CountyHendersonDavidson CountyDavidsonIredell CountyIredellRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnPitt CountyPittOnslow CountyOnslowLee CountyLeeJohnston CountyJohnstonWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonHarnett CountyHarnettCleveland CountyClevelandRandolph CountyRandolphBurke CountyBurkeNash CountyNashCaldwell CountyCaldwellRockingham CountyRockinghamStanly CountyStanlyCraven CountyCravenLenoir CountyLenoirRobeson CountyRobesonBrunswick CountyBrunswickSurry CountySurryCarteret CountyCarteretMoore CountyMooreFranklin CountyFranklinRutherford CountyRutherfordGranville CountyGranvilleHaywood CountyHaywoodChatham CountyChathamWilkes CountyWilkesDuplin CountyDuplinSampson CountySampsonPender CountyPenderColumbus CountyColumbus1,932.3437311,932.3437311,93211,196.1706231,196.1706231,19621,127.9028351,127.9028351,12831,028.7399121,028.7399121,0294894.360464894.3604648945792.566861792.5668617936594.856366594.8563665957532.324291532.3242915328499.361276499.3612764999387.324016387.32401638710381.042397381.04239738111369.306560369.30656036912351.686758351.68675835213344.489514344.48951434414297.280857297.28085729715296.579456296.57945629716291.700735291.70073529217271.163142271.16314227118269.663372269.66337227019268.484417268.48441726820243.754363243.75436324421233.443040233.44304023322230.213250230.21325023023224.670318224.67031822524222.042678222.04267822225212.801960212.80196021326209.251464209.25146420927182.265285182.26528518228175.965945175.96594517629174.643918174.64391817530172.969968172.96996817331162.470232162.47023216232153.394285153.39428515333147.432488147.43248814734146.191261146.19126114635141.956230141.95623014236140.259062140.25906214037136.327834136.32783413638135.014331135.01433113539133.400818133.40081813340128.091001128.09100112841117.973508117.97350811842109.665485109.66548511043107.623340107.62334010844100.925202100.9252021014591.29800491.298004914672.56447872.564478734767.37110367.371103674864.68298664.682986654960.81546660.8154666150

Population 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. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Total Population by County#15

Scope: population of Buncombe County and selected other counties in the United States
0M2M4M6M8M10M#Los Angeles CountyLos AngelesCook CountyCookHarris CountyHarrisMaricopa CountyMaricopaSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeKings CountyKingsDallas CountyDallasRiverside CountyRiversideQueens CountyQueensSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKing CountyKingClark CountyClarkTarrant CountyTarrantSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraBroward CountyBrowardBexar CountyBexarWayne CountyWayneNew York CountyNew YorkAlameda CountyAlamedaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkSacramento CountySacramentoBronx CountyBronxPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachNassau CountyNassauHillsborough CountyHillsboroughCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaOrange CountyOrangeOakland CountyOaklandFranklin CountyFranklinAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisFairfax CountyFairfaxContra Costa CountyContra CostaSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgPima CountyPimaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonHonolulu CountyHonoluluWestchester CountyWestchesterFresno CountyFresnoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFairfield CountyFairfieldBuncombe CountyBuncombe10,057,155.00000010,057,155.00000010.06M15,227,575.0000005,227,575.0000005.23M24,434,257.0000004,434,257.0000004.43M34,088,549.0000004,088,549.0000004.09M43,253,356.0000003,253,356.0000003.25M53,132,211.0000003,132,211.0000003.13M62,664,418.0000002,664,418.0000002.66M72,606,852.0000002,606,852.0000002.61M82,513,054.0000002,513,054.0000002.51M92,323,892.0000002,323,892.0000002.32M102,310,011.0000002,310,011.0000002.31M112,106,754.0000002,106,754.0000002.11M122,079,550.0000002,079,550.0000002.08M132,070,153.0000002,070,153.0000002.07M141,947,529.0000001,947,529.0000001.95M151,885,056.0000001,885,056.0000001.89M161,863,780.0000001,863,780.0000001.86M171,858,699.0000001,858,699.0000001.86M181,767,593.0000001,767,593.0000001.77M191,634,989.0000001,634,989.0000001.63M201,605,217.0000001,605,217.0000001.61M211,567,610.0000001,567,610.0000001.57M221,559,938.0000001,559,938.0000001.56M231,498,130.0000001,498,130.0000001.50M241,479,300.0000001,479,300.0000001.48M251,436,785.0000001,436,785.0000001.44M261,398,757.0000001,398,757.0000001.40M271,356,801.0000001,356,801.0000001.36M281,323,059.0000001,323,059.0000001.32M291,258,710.0000001,258,710.0000001.26M301,256,055.0000001,256,055.0000001.26M311,235,215.0000001,235,215.0000001.24M321,232,118.0000001,232,118.0000001.23M331,230,360.0000001,230,360.0000001.23M341,209,265.0000001,209,265.0000001.21M351,148,176.0000001,148,176.0000001.15M361,132,887.0000001,132,887.0000001.13M371,107,925.0000001,107,925.0000001.11M381,092,518.0000001,092,518.0000001.09M391,026,371.0000001,026,371.0000001.03M401,011,774.0000001,011,774.0000001.01M411,003,338.0000001,003,338.0000001.00M421,000,560.0000001,000,560.0000001.00M43998,576.000000998,576.0000001.00M44996,757.000000996,757.0000001.00M45986,999.000000986,999.0000000.99M46969,229.000000969,229.0000000.97M47963,160.000000963,160.0000000.96M48955,306.000000955,306.0000000.96M49941,618.000000941,618.0000000.94M50250,112.000000250,112.0000000.25M

Population Density by County#16

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Buncombe County and selected other counties in the United States
0k10k20k30k40k50k60k70k#New York CountyNew YorkKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaCook CountyCookNassau CountyNassauOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFairfax CountyFairfaxWayne CountyWayneDallas CountyDallasCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHarris CountyHarrisLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesFranklin CountyFranklinTarrant CountyTarrantWestchester CountyWestchesterHennepin CountyHennepinAlameda CountyAlamedaMontgomery CountyMontgomerySt. Louis CountySt. LouisMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFulton CountyFultonAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkBroward CountyBrowardSacramento CountySacramentoContra Costa CountyContra CostaFairfield CountyFairfieldBexar CountyBexarSalt Lake CountySalt LakeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraOakland CountyOaklandMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisKing CountyKingSan Diego CountySan DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachMaricopa CountyMaricopaBuncombe CountyBuncombeRiverside CountyRiversideClark CountyClarkFresno CountyFresnoPima CountyPimaSan Bernardino CountySan Bernardino72,167.60597972,167.60597972.17k137,340.67621837,340.67621837.34k234,167.96880134,167.96880134.17k321,237.94747821,237.94747821.24k411,625.88366911,625.88366911.63k55,531.8762675,531.8762675.53k64,763.9163794,763.9163794.76k73,961.7034453,961.7034453.96k83,953.6841943,953.6841943.95k92,898.4456972,898.4456972.90k102,888.1522602,888.1522602.89k112,878.4220552,878.4220552.88k122,753.3818582,753.3818582.75k132,600.9540812,600.9540812.60k142,478.2396272,478.2396272.48k152,314.3614822,314.3614822.31k162,254.9978792,254.9978792.25k172,251.3192932,251.3192932.25k182,184.2050692,184.2050692.18k192,171.8733742,171.8733742.17k202,081.8544912,081.8544912.08k211,970.4926601,970.4926601.97k221,932.3437311,932.3437311.93k231,917.0752881,917.0752881.92k241,892.4081641,892.4081641.89k251,685.2478291,685.2478291.69k261,643.3391511,643.3391511.64k271,643.1276081,643.1276081.64k281,544.1986571,544.1986571.54k291,533.0483871,533.0483871.53k301,532.9159351,532.9159351.53k311,506.6615071,506.6615071.51k321,499.0984171,499.0984171.50k331,472.2923611,472.2923611.47k341,459.9180661,459.9180661.46k351,423.9503141,423.9503141.42k361,403.3126861,403.3126861.40k371,390.4953151,390.4953151.39k381,296.7175361,296.7175361.30k391,196.1706231,196.1706231.20k401,157.6775431,157.6775431.16k41982.963629982.9636290.98k42773.385727773.3857270.77k43710.067520710.0675200.71k44444.446561444.4465610.44k45381.042397381.0423970.38k322.481032322.4810320.32k46262.321925262.3219250.26k47161.637031161.6370310.16k48109.210256109.2102560.11k49105.036867105.0368670.11k50

Definitions

This page reports on the population distribution in Buncombe County, both in terms of raw head counts, and in terms of population density per square mile.

  • Population: count of all residents of the given entity at the time of the survey, excluding visitors
  • Population Density: population divided by the total land area of the entity (i.e., excluding water areas contained in the entity)

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