Buncombe County vs. Henderson County

	Buncombe County (NC)	Henderson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	259,103	116,748
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.7%	9.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	238,331	106,713
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	238,318	106,740
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.5%	18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	25.8%
Female persons, percent	52.1%	52.0%
White alone, percent	89.4%	92.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.7%	10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.5%	83.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,639	9,802
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.7%	7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	126,567	58,097
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.8%	72.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$222,300	$203,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,330	$1,260
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$396	$344
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$933	$823
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.2%	10.0%
Building permits, 2018	1,667	834
Households, 2014-2018	107,093	48,281
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.5%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.8%	10.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	86.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.9%	79.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.0%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	39.2%	31.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.5%	15.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.5%	56.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	51.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	880,092	170,035
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,518,169	581,872
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,839,482	2,625,038
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,286,734	740,515
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,884,191	1,330,773
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,887	$12,292
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.1	21.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,668	$52,815
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,439	$29,860
Persons in poverty, percent	11.5%	9.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,544	2,741
Total employment, 2017	121,073	33,082
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,836,525	1,286,397
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.8%	-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	28,020	9,552
All firms, 2012	28,498	10,032
Men-owned firms, 2012	14,685	5,537
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,468	3,037
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,113	947
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	25,428	8,801
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,564	1,160
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	24,586	8,194
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.9%	25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	362.9	286.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	656.67	373.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

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