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North Carolina (NC)Asheville828

Henderson County, NC

Asheville metro * 122.3K residents

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122.3K

Population

$68.2K

Median income

per household

$351.4K

Home value

11.6%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $68.2K.
  • Median home value: $351.4K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 11.6%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

3 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$68.2K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$351.4K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

11.6%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

47.7%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

22.6%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

20.9%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

5.2×

Above typical 3-5x ratio

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracketShare of households
< $50k35.1%
$50–100k31.7%
$100–200k25.7%
$200k+7.4%
< $50k
35.1%
$50–100k
31.7%
$100–200k
25.7%
$200k+
7.4%

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
TenurePercent
Owners75.0%
Renters25.0%
75.0%
Owners
Owners
75.0%
Renters
25.0%
See Asheville metro economy→See NC state economy→

Health

5 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

30.3%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

12.5%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

12.7%

U.S.

12.8%

See Asheville metro health data→See NC state health data→

Connectivity

1 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

90.5%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

35.0%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

75.0%

U.S.

77.4%

See Asheville metro connectivity→See NC state connectivity→

Map

Henderson County, NC

Population

122.3K

Area

372.9 sq mi

Density

328/sq mi

Neighbors

Buncombe County, NCHaywood County, NCPolk County, NCRutherford County, NCTransylvania County, NCGreenville County, SC

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2026-02
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-04-26

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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