CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Biltmore Forest

North Carolina · 1,327 residents · 2.91 sq mi

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Biltmore Forest is home to 1,327 people in North Carolina. That is roughly 189% ahead of the North Carolina median. The median age is 46.1, about 13 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 65% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $250,600. Median household income runs $77,064, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 46.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

65% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,327

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,440 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

46.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 48.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(86)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(92)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.5%(33)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.2%(95)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(191)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.7%(222)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.9%(185)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.3%(176)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(85)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$77,064

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $119,526 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$45,204

−47%vs 2000

vs $85,044 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.9%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$250,600

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$813

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,036 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.7% in 2000

9.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(1,427)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(1,322)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.4%(5)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.9%(15)

Mexican0.3%(5)

Spaniard0.3%(5)

South American0.2%(3)

Argentine0.2%(3)

Ancestry

English30.7%(487)

German16.6%(263)

Irish8.9%(142)

Italian5.8%(92)

Scottish4.4%(70)

Scotch-Irish4.3%(68)

American4.2%(67)

French2.3%(36)

Greek1.8%(29)

Swedish1.8%(28)

Slovak1.3%(20)

Polish0.8%(13)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

British0.8%(12)

Ukrainian0.8%(12)

Czech0.5%(8)

French Canadian0.5%(8)

Lithuanian0.5%(8)

Austrian0.4%(7)

Dutch0.4%(7)

Hungarian0.4%(7)

Norwegian0.4%(6)

Swiss0.4%(6)

Armenian0.3%(4)

Brazilian0.3%(4)

Canadian0.3%(4)

Portuguese0.3%(4)

Turkish0.2%(3)

Welsh0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

65.2%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

96.6%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 98.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

27.5%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+67%vs 2000

vs 10.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.4%(168)

Married69.7%(461)

Widowed1.7%(11)

Divorced3.2%(21)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(182)

Married64.4%(477)

Widowed6.5%(48)

Divorced4.6%(34)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2013

from 3.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.7%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.5%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.1%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 87.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.8%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)6.2%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.2%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.6%(41)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.8%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 81 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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