Biltmore Forest, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,536
Male Share of the Population	48.4%
Female Share of the Population	51.6%
Senior Citizens	31.6%
Employed Population 16+	573
Age of the Population	53

Families

% of people married	70.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	69.5%
Median Earnings25+	$81,000
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$0

Wealth

Median Family Income	$197,188
% Above Poverty Level	96.5%
% Below Poverty Level	3.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	12.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	21.6%
Median Gross Rent	$1,196
Median House Value	$866,900

Ancestry

English	29.7%
German	20.1%
Scottish	9.4%
Irish	7.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7%
Italian	4.2%
French Except Basque	3.5%
Swedish	2%
Polish	1.4%
Romanian	1.2%
Slovak	1.1%
Serbian	0.8%
Russian	0.8%
Norwegian	0.8%
Welsh	0.7%
Greek	0.6%
Dutch	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
Danishn	0.3%
Icelander	0.2%
Maltese	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.1%
Austrian	0.1%
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Biltmore Forest Almanac

Category	Value
County	Buncombe County
Standard Zip Codes	28803
Phone Area Codes	828
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	35.57
Approximate Longitude	-82.54

Biltmore Forest Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ASHEVILLE
Distance	4.6 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 46 F
Apr Temp	44 to 67 F
Jul Temp	64 to 84 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	37.3 inches

Station	FLETCHER 2 NE
Distance	6.3 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 49 F
Apr Temp	40 to 69 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	42 to 69 F
Annual Precip	45.2 inches

Station	SWANNANOA 2 SSE
Distance	8.5 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 40 F
Apr Temp	40 to 60 F
Jul Temp	60 to 75 F
Oct Temp	43 to 61 F
Annual Precip	52.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Asheville	90,531	$68,578
Black Mountain	8,137	$62,530
Chimney Rock	140	$36,250
Fletcher	7,952	$79,181
Montreat	454	$112,885
Weaverville	3,887	$83,454

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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