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Woodfin, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Woodfin is a Census town of 8,048 people across 9.35 square miles of land, in Buncombe County. Median household income is $71,384, 53.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Woodfin
What Woodfin is
- Census place typetown
- Land area9.35 sq mi
- Water area0.38 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land861
- 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.
Woodfin
How many people live in Woodfin
- Population8,048
- Median age42.4
- Population under 181,029 plus or minus 264
- Share under 1812.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Population 65 and over1,374
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent
- Households2,977
- Family households1,650
- Share of households that are families55.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woodfin
Income and work in Woodfin
- Median household income$71,384
- Per capita income$39,349
- Civilian labor force4,037
- Employed3,915
- Unemployed122 plus or minus 89
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over6,329
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woodfin
Housing in Woodfin
- Housing units4,001
- Occupied units2,977
- Vacant units1,024 plus or minus 231
- Vacancy rate25.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied1,599
- Renter occupied1,378
- Ownership rate53.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$366,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,546
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.0 percent
- Single family units2,489
- Share single family62.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,185 plus or minus 290
- Share in buildings of two or more29.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes327 plus or minus 122
- Median year structure built1999
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woodfin
How Woodfin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,162
- Commuting under 15 minutes791 plus or minus 238
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more840 plus or minus 255
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone75.7 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home19.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woodfin
Flood risk in Woodfin
- NFIP communityTown of Woodfin
- NFIP community number370380
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/10
The Town of Woodfin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370380 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 Woodfin
Buncombe County context, not Woodfin 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 Woodfin.
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.
Coverage
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
Woodfin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Woodfin, North Carolina?
8,048, in 2,977 households. Woodfin town covers 9.35 square miles of land, which is 861 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Woodfin 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 Woodfin?
$71,384. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $366,700. Median gross rent is $1,546 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Woodfin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Woodfin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Woodfin, town of, community 370380, 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 Woodfin 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 Woodfin.
Is zoning published for Woodfin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.