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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Asheville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.84 minutes getting to work every day.

Asheville Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Asheville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.39% of adults in Asheville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

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.