20 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $72,705, the median home value about $382,117, and 67.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 20
- ZIP codes
- 343.5K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Buncombe County at a glance
- $72,705
- Median household income
- $382,117
- Median home value
- 43.6
- Median age
- 67.3%
- Owner-occupied
- 168,329
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Buncombe County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28757 | Montreat | 630 | 100% | $115,568 |
| 2 | 28701 | Woodfin | 5,786 | 86.5% | $108,125 |
| 3 | 28759 | Etowah | 7,555 | 86.2% | $107,609 |
| 4 | 28730 | Fairview | 7,605 | 89.6% | $102,900 |
| 5 | 28804 | Asheville | 25,776 | 71.1% | $88,312 |
Top 5 Buncombe County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28806 | Asheville | 43,433 | 59.9% | $63,273 |
| 2 | 28792 | Balfour | 36,645 | 61.5% | $55,522 |
| 3 | 28803 | Asheville | 33,718 | 55.1% | $76,662 |
| 4 | 28715 | Asheville | 30,328 | 75.9% | $71,716 |
| 5 | 28804 | Asheville | 25,776 | 71.1% | $88,312 |
Top 5 Buncombe County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
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| 1 | 28806 | Asheville | 43,433 | 59.9% | $63,273 | $629.8M |
| 2 | 28715 | Asheville | 30,328 | 75.9% | $71,716 | $575.1M |
| 3 | 28804 | Asheville | 25,776 | 71.1% | $88,312 | $573.9M |
| 4 | 28803 | Asheville | 33,718 | 55.1% | $76,662 | $568.1M |
| 5 | 28792 | Balfour | 36,645 | 61.5% | $55,522 | $551.8M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 28801 (Asheville) at 2,876 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28753 (Hot Springs) at 40 people/sq mi.
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