Buncombe County
Buncombe county is located in west North Carolina. Buncombe county has 656.67 square miles of land area and 3.47 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Buncombe county population is 244,599, which has grown 18.55% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.13% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Buncombe county median household income is $45,642 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 24.48% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Buncombe county median house value is $189,500 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 58.44% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 41.83% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Buncombe county is better than the state average in quality. The Buncombe county area code is 828.
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