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Latest Population Estimates for Counties

County 2012 Estimate 2010 Census Population Change Growth Rate
Buncombe County 244,490 238,318 6,172 2.60%
Henderson County 108,266 106,740 1,526 1.40%
Madison County 20,742 20,764 -22 -0.10%
Transylvania County 32,849 33,090 -241 -0.70%
Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Division, released in March, 2013.

Latest Population Estimates for Municipalities

Municipality April 2010 July 2012 Population Change Growth Rate
Asheville 83,393 86,205 2,812 3.37%
Biltmore Forest 1,343 1,364 21 1.56%
Black Mountain 7,848 8,011 163 2.08%
Brevard 7,609 7,716 107 1.41%
Flat Rock 3,114 3,150 36 1.16%
Fletcher 7,187 7,360 173 2.41%
Hendersonville 13,137 13,294 157 1.20%
Hot Springs 560 560 0 0%
Laurel Park 2,180 2,189 9 0.41%
Mars Hill 1,869 2,061 192 10.27%
Marshall 872 876 4 0.46%
Montreat 723 690 -33 -4.56%
Rosman 576 575 -1 -0.17%
Weaverville 3,120 3,715 595 19.07%
Woodfin 6,123 6,286 163 2.66%
Source: NC Office of Budget & Management, State Demographer, 2012 estimates released in Sept 2013. 2010 data is from the US Census Bureau, 2010 adjusted counts.

Quick Facts

QuickFacts includes statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with more than 5,000 people by the US Census Bureau. There is no data for Biltmore Forest, Flat Rock, Hot Springs, Laurel Park, Mars Hill, Marshall, Montreat, Rosman, Weaverville.

County Population Projections

County July 2010 July 2015 July 2020 July 2025 July 2030 July 2033
Buncombe County 238,886 254,601 269,811 285,020 300,233 309,359
Henderson County 106,951 109,395 111,142 112,568 113,731 114,325
Madison County 20,773 21,604 22,134 22,668 23,208 23,537
Transylvania County 33,063 32,780 32,479 32,342 32,344 32,402
Source: NC Office of Budget & Management

County Profiles (Updated 2/28/14)

County Type of Profile
Buncombe County Demographic Economic Housing Social
Henderson County Demographic Economic Housing Social
Madison County Demographic Economic Housing Social
Transylvania County Demographic Economic Housing Social
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5 Year Data, 2008-2012

Municipal Profiles (Updated 2/28/14)

Municipality Type of Profile
Asheville Demographic Economic Housing Social
Biltmore Forest Demographic Economic Housing Social
Black Mountain Demographic Economic Housing Social
Brevard Demographic Economic Housing Social
Flat Rock Demographic Economic Housing Social
Fletcher Demographic Economic Housing Social
Hendersonville Demographic Economic Housing Social
Hot Springs Demographic Economic Housing Social
Laurel Park Demographic Economic Housing Social
Mars Hill Demographic Economic Housing Social
Marshall Demographic Economic Housing Social
Montreat Demographic Economic Housing Social
Rosman Demographic Economic Housing Social
Weaverville Demographic Economic Housing Social
Woodfin Demographic Economic Housing Social
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5 Year Data, 2008-2012