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Biltmore Forest, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Biltmore Forest is a Census town of 1,587 people across 2.91 square miles of land, in Buncombe County. Median household income is $169,167, 97.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Biltmore Forest
What Biltmore Forest is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land545 plus or minus 111
- 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.
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How many people live in Biltmore Forest
- Population1,587 plus or minus 322
- Median age52.6
- Population under 18327 plus or minus 128
- Share under 1820.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over522
- Share 65 and over32.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Households588
- Family households470
- Share of households that are families79.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Biltmore Forest
- Median household income$169,167 plus or minus $40,342
- Per capita income$114,210 plus or minus $24,539
- Civilian labor force607 plus or minus 157
- Employed592 plus or minus 157
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over1,128
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher87.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree45.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Biltmore Forest
- Housing units771
- Occupied units588
- Vacant units183 plus or minus 67
- Vacancy rate23.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied572
- Renter occupied16 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate97.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,333,300
- Single family units763
- Share single family99.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more0.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Biltmore Forest gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute438 plus or minus 153
- Commuting under 15 minutes193 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.1 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more35 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone67.4 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home23.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Biltmore Forest
- NFIP communityTown of Biltmore Forest
- NFIP community number370475
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/10
The Town of Biltmore Forest participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370475 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Buncombe County, not Biltmore Forest
Buncombe County context, not Biltmore Forest 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 Biltmore Forest.
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
Biltmore Forest questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Biltmore Forest, North Carolina?
1,587, in 588 households. Biltmore Forest town covers 2.91 square miles of land, which is 545 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Biltmore Forest 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 Biltmore Forest?
$169,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,333,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Biltmore Forest in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Biltmore Forest appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Biltmore Forest, town of, community 370475, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Biltmore Forest 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 Biltmore Forest.
Is zoning published for Biltmore Forest?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.