Buncombe County vs. Haywood County

Buncombe County (NC)Haywood County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)259,10361,971
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.7%5.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)238,33159,031
Population, Census, April 1, 2010238,31859,036
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.5%18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.0%24.6%
Female persons, percent52.1%51.7%
White alone, percent89.4%96.1%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.4%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.5%92.5%
Veterans, 2014-201817,6395,536
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)126,56735,567
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.8%71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$222,300$175,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,330$1,177
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$396$362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$933$748
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.2%7.0%
Building permits, 20181,667201
Households, 2014-2018107,09326,336
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.5%85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.8%3.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.9%69.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.0%88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201839.2%25.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.5%12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%54.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.0%49.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)880,092102,702
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,518,169314,080
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,286,734109,122
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,884,191811,033
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,887$13,768
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.123.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,668$49,800
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,439$29,453
Persons in poverty, percent11.5%13.1%
Total employer establishments, 20178,5441,382
Total employment, 2017121,07315,084
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,836,525521,360
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.8%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201728,0205,055
All firms, 201228,4985,030
Men-owned firms, 201214,6852,869
Women-owned firms, 201210,4681,619
Minority-owned firms, 20122,113162
Nonminority-owned firms, 201225,4284,732
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,564444
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201224,5864,227
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.9%25.3%
Population per square mile, 2010362.9106.6
Land area in square miles, 2010656.67553.69

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Buncombe county (NC) and Haywood county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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