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Asheville Population and Demographics

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Asheville Population: 68889 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 32207 46.75%
Female 36682 53.25%

Under 5 years 3699 5.37%
5 to 9 years 3789 5.5%
10 to 14 years 3761 5.46%
15 to 19 years 4080 5.92%
20 to 24 years 5283 7.67%
25 to 34 years 9869 14.33%
35 to 44 years 9895 14.36%
45 to 54 years 9653 14.01%
55 to 59 years 3365 4.88%
60 to 64 years 2898 4.21%
65 to 74 years 5894 8.56%
75 to 84 years 4958 7.2%
85 years and over 1745 2.53%

Median age (years) 39.2

18 years and over 55397 80.41%
Male 25277 36.69%
Female 30120 43.72%
21 years and over 52483 76.18%
62 years and over 14286 20.74%
65 years and over 12597 18.29%
Male 4671 6.78%
Female 7926 11.51%

Race
One race 67798 98.42%
White 53701 77.95%
Black or African American 12129 17.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native 240 0.35%
Asian 635 0.92%
Asian indian 175 0.25%
Chinese 99 0.14%
Filipino 106 0.15%
Japanese 41 0.06%
Korean 67 0.1%
Vietnamese 54 0.08%
Other Asian 93 0.13%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 39 0.06%
Native Hawaiian 7 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 18 0.03%
Samoan 4 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 10 0.01%
Some other race 1054 1.53%
Two or more races 1091 1.58%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 68889 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2589 3.76%
Mexican 1488 2.16%
Puerto Rican 195 0.28%
Cuban 76 0.11%
Other Hispanic or Latino 830 1.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 66300 96.24%
White alone 52340 75.98%

Relationship
Total Population 68889 100.00%
In households 65678 95.34%
Householder 30690 44.55%
Spouse 11692 16.97%
Child 15304 22.22%
Own child under 18 years 11806 17.14%
Other relatives 3227 4.68%
Under 18 years 1227 1.78%
Nonrelatives 4765 6.92%
Unmarried partner 1644 2.39%
In group quarters 3211 4.66%
Institutionalized population 1363 1.98%
Non-Institutionalized population 1848 2.68%

Households by Type
Total Households 30690 100.0 %
Family households (families) 16737 54.54%
With own children under 18 years 6805 22.17%
Married-couple family 11692 38.1%
With own children under 18 years 4040 13.16%
Female householder, no husband present 3989 13%
With own children under 18 years 2273 7.41%
Non Family households 13953 45.46%
Householder living alone 11297 36.81%
Householder 65 years and over 4247 13.84%

Households with individuals under 18 years 7665 24.98%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 8940 29.13%

Average Household size 2.14
Average family size 2.81

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 33567 100.00%
Occupied housing units 30690 91.43%
Vacant housing units 2877 8.57%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 436 1.3%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.1

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 30690 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 17428 56.79%
Renter-occupied housing units. 13262 43.21%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.24
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.01

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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