Asheville, NC

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3702140, place: Asheville city, North Carolina)

Total Population: 68,889
Male: 32,207 (46.75%)
Female: 36,682 (53.25%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 3,699 (5.37%)
5 to 9 years: 3,789 (5.5%)
10 to 14 years: 3,761 (5.46%)
15 to 19 years: 4,080 (5.92%)
20 to 24 years: 5,283 (7.67%)
25 to 34 years: 9,869 (14.33%)
35 to 44 years: 9,895 (14.36%)
45 to 54 years: 9,653 (14.01%)
55 to 59 years: 3,365 (4.88%)
60 to 64 years: 2,898 (4.21%)
65 to 74 years: 5,894 (8.56%)
75 to 84 years: 4,958 (7.2%)
85 years and over: 1,745 (2.53%)

Median age: 39.2 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 55,397 (80.41%)
21 years and over: 52,483 (76.18%)
62 years and over: 14,286 (20.74%)
65 years and over: 12,597 (18.29%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 55,397 (80.41%)
--Male: 25,277 (36.69%)
--Female: 30,120 (43.72%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 12,597 (18.29%)
--Male: 4,671 (6.78%)
--Female: 7,926 (11.51%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 67,798 (98.42%)
--White: 52,340 (75.98%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,589 (3.76%)
--Black or African American: 12,129 (17.61%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 240 (0.35%)
--Asian: 635 (0.92%)
----Asian Indian: 175 (0.25%)
----Chinese: 99 (0.14%)
----Filipino: 106 (0.15%)
----Japanese: 41 (0.06%)
----Korean: 67 (0.1%)
----Vietnamese: 54 (0.08%)
----Other Asian: 93 (0.13%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 39 (0.06%)
----Native Hawaiian: 7 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 18 (0.03%)
----Samoan: 4 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 10 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 1,054 (1.53%)
Two or more Races: 1,091 (1.58%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,589 (3.76%)
--Mexican: 1,488 (2.16%)
--Puerto Rican: 195 (0.28%)
--Cuban: 76 (0.11%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 830 (1.2%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 66,300 (96.24%)
--White Alone: 52,340 (75.98%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 65,678 (95.34%)
--Householder: 30,690 (44.55%)
--Spouse: 11,692 (16.97%)
--Child: 15,304 (22.22%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 11,806 (17.14%)
--Other relatives: 3,227 (4.68%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 1,227 (1.78%)
--Nonrelatives: 4,765 (6.92%)
----Unmarried partner: 1,644 (2.39%)
Living in group quarters: 3,211 (4.66%)
--Institutionalized Population: 1,363 (1.98%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 1,848 (2.68%)
Total households: 30,690
Family households (families): 16,737 (54.54%)
----With own children under 18 years: 6,805 (22.17%)
--Married-couple families: 11,692 (38.1%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,040 (13.16%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 3,989 (13%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,273 (7.41%)
Nonfamily households: 13,953 (45.46%)
--Householder living alone: 11,297 (36.81%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 4,247 (13.84%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 7,665 (24.98%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 8,940 (29.13%)
Average household size: 2.14 people
Average family size: 2.81 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 33,567
Occupied housing units: 30,690 (91.43%)
Vacant housing units: 2,877 (8.57%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 436 (1.3%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.1%
Occupied housing units: 30,690 (91.43%)
Owner occupied housing units: 17,428 (51.92%)
Renter occupied housing units: 13,262 (39.51%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.24 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.01 people

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