With 27,580 people, Asheboro is a city in North Carolina. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 35%. The typical home is worth $188,100, having more than doubled since 2000. 5,908 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,197, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Asheboro
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.3% → 27.6%(+27.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share86.5% → 52.5%(−34.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants57.6% → 45.5%(−12.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Asheboro's population equals 19% of Randolph County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 33% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 32% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.7%(281)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(338)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42%(630)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(83)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,499 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Asheboro, decade by decade
Asheboro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,362
$58,307
$133,444
15.3%
29.6
2000
21,672
$57,703
$152,108
16.8%
64.4
2010
25,012
$43,442
$162,415
17.5%
72.2
2020
27,156
$45,053
$145,081
18.0%
77.4
2024
27,580
$47,197
$188,100
19.1%
78.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
