Buncombe County, NC Population

Overview

266,981

Total Population

42.2

Median age

51.83%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18,431

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Buncombe County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Buncombe County is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buncombe County's population under 18 was 18.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buncombe County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buncombe County, 15.23% were under the age of 15, 17.64% aged 15 to 29, 47.08% aged 30 to 64, 17.27% aged 65 to 84, and 2.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9,751 more females than males in Buncombe County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.83% females and 48.17% males in Buncombe County, NC.
The Buncombe County, NC gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 9,531.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 10,199.

Buncombe County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Buncombe County population: 86.43% are White, 5.77% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.20% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.31% are some other race and 4.86% are multiracial.
Buncombe County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 18,431 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 248,55 (93.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buncombe County is White with a population of 230,739 (86.43% of the total population).

Buncombe County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 273,589 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Buncombe County's population increased by 31,634 (15.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buncombe County's population increased by 30,951 (12.96%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Buncombe County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 207,109.