Asheville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 93,776 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Asheville is the 11th largest community in North Carolina. Asheville home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Asheville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Asheville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.30% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Asheville is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Asheville who work in food service (11.40%), sales jobs (11.38%), and management occupations (10.57%). Of important note, Asheville is also a city of artists. Asheville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Asheville’s character. Also of interest is that Asheville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Asheville. 51.22% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Asheville in 2022 was $40,899, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,596 for a family of four. However, Asheville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Asheville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Asheville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Asheville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Asheville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Asheville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
