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Asheville, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Asheville is a Census city of 94,535 people across 45.48 square miles of land, in Buncombe County. Median household income is $71,102, 51.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 225 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $139.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Asheville
What Asheville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area45.48 sq mi
- Water area0.38 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,079
- County holding the largest share of its areaBuncombe County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Asheville
How many people live in Asheville
- Population94,535
- Median age40.7
- Population under 1814,009
- Share under 1814.8 percent
- Population 65 and over19,041
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent
- Households37,394
- Family households18,493
- Share of households that are families49.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Asheville
Income and work in Asheville
- Median household income$71,102
- Per capita income$45,430
- Civilian labor force50,778
- Employed48,194
- Unemployed2,584 plus or minus 656
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over72,671
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Asheville
Housing in Asheville
- Housing units50,034
- Occupied units37,394
- Vacant units12,640
- Vacancy rate25.3 percent
- Owner occupied19,413
- Renter occupied17,981
- Ownership rate51.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$440,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,402
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.7 percent
- Single family units30,216
- Share single family60.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17,908
- Share in buildings of two or more35.8 percent
- Mobile homes1,910 plus or minus 662
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Asheville
How Asheville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute38,157
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,227
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,630
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.1 percent
- Drove alone66.1 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home20.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Asheville
SBA loans in Asheville (7(a))
- Approvals225
- Gross approval$139,855,700
- Average approval$621,581
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,634,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,920
- Jobs per approval13.0
- Loans with a final outcome39
- Paid in full37
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans5.1 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.2 percent
- Share to franchises15.1 percent
- Distinct lenders57
- Distinct industries by NAICS111
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Asheville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Asheville
SBA loans in Asheville (504)
- Approvals57
- Gross approval$54,795,000
- Average approval$961,316
- Median approval$470,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported679
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Asheville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Asheville
Flood risk in Asheville
- NFIP communityCity of Asheville
- NFIP community number370032
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date01/06/10
The City of Asheville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370032 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Buncombe County, not Asheville
Buncombe County context, not Asheville figures
- Establishments in Buncombe County9,863
- Covered employment, Buncombe County136,495
- Average annual pay, Buncombe County$58,785
- Housing units permitted, Buncombe County3,613
Every figure in this section is published for Buncombe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Asheville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Asheville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Asheville, North Carolina?
94,535, in 37,394 households. Asheville city covers 45.48 square miles of land, which is 2,079 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Asheville in?
Buncombe County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Asheville?
$71,102. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $440,000. Median gross rent is $1,402 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Asheville businesses?
225 7(a) approvals totaling $139.9 m since FY2020, across 57 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 57 504 approvals worth $54.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Asheville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Asheville borrowers get paid back?
Of the 39 loans that have reached a final outcome, 37 were paid in full and 2 charged off, a charge off rate of 5.1 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Asheville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Asheville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Asheville, city of, community 370032, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Asheville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Buncombe County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Asheville.
Is zoning published for Asheville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.