Census tracts · Asheville, NC

Census tracts in Asheville, North Carolina

23 census tracts lie mostly within Asheville, and 13 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $26,515 in Tract 9 to $134,107 in Tract 17, against $71,102 for Asheville as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Asheville earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Asheville and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 17 $134,107
Tract 5 $113,214
Tract 11 $94,375
Tract 18.02 $92,917
Tract 8 $88,516
Tract 21.02 $56,144
Tract 13 $52,305
Tract 2 $45,893
Tract 14.02 $38,688
Tract 9 $26,515

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Asheville

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Asheville.

Census tracts in or partly in Asheville, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Asheville (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 137021000100	1.7 mi north	Buncombe County	1,207±243	$27,768	$837,500	$598	100%
Tract 237021000200	2.0 mi northwest	Buncombe County	1,463±457	$45,893	$479,200	$949	100%
Tract 637021000600	2.3 mi north	Buncombe County	1,972±512	$64,458	$643,400	$1,347	100%
Tract 737021000700	1.4 mi north	Buncombe County	1,349±292	$82,083	$605,200	$1,731	100%
Tract 837021000800	1.1 mi northeast	Buncombe County	3,577±616	$88,516	$536,200	$1,513	100%
Tract 937021000900	0.6 mi northwest	Buncombe County	3,005±657	$26,515	$418,300	$348	100%
Tract 1037021001000	1.3 mi west	Buncombe County	4,939±845	$65,903	$472,100	$1,526	100%
Tract 1137021001100	2.2 mi west	Buncombe County	5,066±894	$94,375	$438,700	$1,720	100%
Tract 2037021002000	1.7 mi east	Buncombe County	6,167±1,227	$67,303	$298,500	$1,518	100%
Tract 537021000500	3.6 mi north	Buncombe County	3,700±507	$113,214	$816,000	$1,375	97%
Tract 1937021001900	2.9 mi east	Buncombe County	3,990±662	$57,875	$319,000	$1,467	96%
Tract 1237021001200	3.2 mi west	Buncombe County	4,959±1,035	$68,566	$432,500	$1,241	93%
Tract 16.0137021001601	3.9 mi north	Buncombe County	5,196±897	$82,380	$633,500	$1,238	89%
Tract 337021000300	2.6 mi northwest	Buncombe County	3,033±471	$58,750	$661,700	$1,284	87%
Tract 18.0137021001801	3.3 mi northeast	Buncombe County	3,172±545	$68,361	$421,900	$1,337	85%
Tract 14.0237021001402	2.6 mi northwest	Buncombe County	2,936±712	$38,688	$92,700	$1,021	84%
Tract 437021000400	3.1 mi north	Buncombe County	4,404±501	$72,723	$473,900	$1,448	82%
Tract 22.0437021002204	5.1 mi south	Buncombe County	9,230±1,462	$74,137	$793,100	$1,662	78%
Tract 18.0237021001802	3.9 mi northeast	Buncombe County	5,685±986	$92,917	$567,800	$1,369	75%
Tract 21.0237021002102	2.9 mi southeast	Buncombe County	5,698±976	$56,144	$289,600	$1,344	72%
Tract 1337021001300	4.0 mi west	Buncombe County	4,125±926	$52,305	$360,100	$1,245	71%
Tract 23.0637021002306	3.5 mi southwest	Buncombe County	4,216±690	$66,709	$290,200	$1,253	60%
Tract 1737021001700	5.6 mi north	Buncombe County	2,823±491	$134,107	$683,800	$1,185	50%
Tract 25.0637021002506	5.7 mi west	Buncombe County	3,827±889	$39,974	$287,600	$976	40%
Tract 22.0337021002203	8.2 mi south	Buncombe County	6,321±979	$52,237	$251,500	$1,078	40%
Tract 22.0637021002206	5.5 mi southeast	Buncombe County	5,297±976	$95,109	$518,700	$1,500	38%
Tract 14.0137021001401	3.6 mi northwest	Buncombe County	4,282±1,086	$55,948	$158,000	$984	38%
Tract 22.0537021002205	7.6 mi southeast	Buncombe County	7,471±1,169	$88,552	$379,500	$1,383	28%
Tract 16.0237021001602	6.1 mi north	Buncombe County	3,875±459	$64,625	$615,200	$1,559	24%
Tract 30.0337021003003	5.3 mi east	Buncombe County	6,181±1,061	$72,344	$406,900	$1,198	17%
Tract 25.0537021002505	6.5 mi west	Buncombe County	5,993±1,388	$82,250	$388,400	$1,289	16%
Tract 23.0537021002305	7.3 mi southwest	Buncombe County	5,409±954	$74,579	$469,300	$1,834	15%
Tract 21.0137021002101	2.5 mi south	Buncombe County	1,521±318	$170,000	$1,334,300	not published	10%
Tract 26.0837021002608	8.0 mi west	Buncombe County	3,675±679	$60,985	$324,700	$1,380	3%
Tract 23.0337021002303	7.7 mi south	Buncombe County	6,916±1,304	$93,021	$397,300	$1,628	3%
Tract 32.0337021003203	6.8 mi east	Buncombe County	6,134±1,049	$102,654	$524,100	$1,519	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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