Asheville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 68,952 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Asheville is the tenth largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some cities, Asheville isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Asheville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Asheville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Asheville who work in sales jobs (12.88%), office and administrative support jobs (12.88%), and management occupations (7.95%).

One of the benefits of Asheville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.84 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Asheville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Asheville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.39% of adults in Asheville have a college degree.

The per capita income in Asheville in 2000 was $20,024, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,096 for a family of four.

Asheville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Asheville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Asheville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Asheville include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Asheville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.