Cities / North Carolina / Asheville

Asheville, NC

94,535 people

Right Now

Weather

77°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 81°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Buncombe County)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

TYS

82 mi — McGhee Tyson Airport

Population & People

Population

94,535

Median age

40.7

Median household income

$71,102

Poverty rate

14.3%

Unemployment rate

5.1%

Bachelor's degree+

53.4%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

6.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$440,000

Median gross rent

$1,402/mo

Homeownership rate

51.91%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,835

HUD Fair Market Rent (Buncombe County, 2 mi from Asheville), 2026. Efficiency $1436, 1BR $1674, 2BR $1835, 3BR $2231, 4BR $3078. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

North Carolina commercial electricity

10.25¢/kWh

North Carolina industrial electricity

7.8¢/kWh

North Carolina residential electricity

14.02¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

893762.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

682393.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for North Carolina

702.88

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, North Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

95 mi away

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

151 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (North Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (North Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).