Buncombe County is located in the state of North Carolina, with a total population of 261191. The land area spans approximately 1700.042284 square miles, contributing to its total area of 1708.985086 square miles.

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About Buncombe County, North Carolina

Here is some important info of Buncombe County, North Carolina

Buncombe County, North Carolina Population Demographics

As of the last census, Buncombe County has a total population of 261191, out of which 125220 are Male while 135971 are female.

You can check the total population for every year in the below table:

Year Population
2010 238738
2011 241172
2012 243655
2013 246807
2014 249084
2015 251954
2016 254955
2017 257071
2018 259259
2019 261191

Race Demographics

Category Percentage
non_hispanic_white_alone_male 39.7%
non_hispanic_white_alone_female 43.6%
black_alone_male 3.1%
black_alone_female 3.2%
asian_alone_male 0.7%
asian_alone_female 0.8%
hispanic_male 3.5%
hispanic_female 3.3%

Age Demographics

Category Percentage
0-4 4.8%
5-9 5.0%
10-14 5.1%
15-19 5.4%
20-24 5.4%
25-29 7.0%
30-34 7.0%
35-39 6.9%
40-44 6.5%
45-49 6.5%
50-54 6.2%
55-59 6.7%
60-64 7.0%
65-69 6.7%
70-74 5.5%
75-79 3.6%
80-84 2.3%
85+ 2.4%

Additional Information

  • Average Income: 48592
  • Number of Police officers: 487
  • Buncombe County FIPS code: 37021

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Source: Census.gov, Wikipedia.org