Where has Buncombe looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Buncombe | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 274,360 | 281,007 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | 12.2% | 10.6% | 55 | ||
| Median household income | $74,436 | $81,493 | 0 | ||
| Poverty rate | 11.8% | 11.8% | 45 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.9% | 39.4% | 73 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | 17.1% | 10.3% | 82 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $391,800 | $294,400 | 82 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,362 | $1,283 | 64 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 24.3% | 8.0% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 17.6% | 16.0% | 64 |
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| Metric | 2010–2018 | 2018–2025 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | +9.1% | — | — |
| Housing units | +9.7% | — | — |
| Median household income | +14.7% | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | +18.1% | — | — |
| Median gross rent | +26.4% | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +25.5% | — | — |
| Worked from home | +68.9% | — | — |
| Poverty rate | -16.0% | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 31.6 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.8 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 11.1 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 44.6 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 36.8 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 7.9 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 5.2 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 35.1 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover, NC | 79 | 235,229 | +12.2% | $75,166 | 45.4% |
| St. Tammany, LA | 71 | 272,421 | +13.6% | $81,202 | 37.7% |
| Cumberland, PA | 69 | 268,323 | +12.1% | $87,494 | 40.0% |
| Whatcom, WA | 66 | 230,503 | +12.5% | $81,784 | 39.3% |
| Henrico, VA | 66 | 335,744 | +6.6% | $88,783 | 46.5% |
| Hamilton, TN | 66 | 376,192 | +9.1% | $76,183 | 37.5% |
| Lexington, SC | 64 | 304,887 | +12.8% | $77,408 | 34.1% |
| Albany, NY | 64 | 317,018 | +3.6% | $85,333 | 46.4% |
| Butler, PA | 64 | 197,254 | +6.6% | $89,843 | 39.4% |
| Dauphin, PA | 63 | 289,593 | +7.3% | $76,242 | 34.4% |