Buncombe County vs. Rutherford County

Buncombe County (NC)Rutherford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)259,10366,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.7%-1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)238,33167,816
Population, Census, April 1, 2010238,31867,810
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.5%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.0%21.6%
Female persons, percent52.1%51.8%
White alone, percent89.4%87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.4%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.5%83.0%
Veterans, 2014-201817,6394,064
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)126,56734,466
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.8%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$222,300$114,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,330$995
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$396$296
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$933$639
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.2%6.9%
Building permits, 20181,667150
Households, 2014-2018107,09326,345
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.5%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.8%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.9%66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.0%82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201839.2%17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%14.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.5%13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%53.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.0%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)880,09271,845
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,518,169245,843
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,839,482672,462
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,286,734165,979
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,884,191600,079
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,887$8,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.125.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,668$40,347
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,439$22,493
Persons in poverty, percent11.5%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 20178,5441,260
Total employment, 2017121,07315,861
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,836,525512,921
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.8%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201728,0204,134
All firms, 201228,4985,034
Men-owned firms, 201214,6852,879
Women-owned firms, 201210,4681,510
Minority-owned firms, 20122,113470
Nonminority-owned firms, 201225,4284,366
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,564527
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201224,5864,235
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.9%21.2%
Population per square mile, 2010362.9120.2
Land area in square miles, 2010656.67564.15

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Buncombe county (NC) and Rutherford county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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