Biltmore Forest, NC

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2023 Population

1,536

9.65% 1-year decline

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

52.1

3.78% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

2.41%

18.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

574

15.2% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Biltmore Forest, NC had a population of 1.54k people with a median age of 52.1 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Biltmore Forest, NC declined from 1,700 to 1,536, a −9.65% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Biltmore Forest, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Biltmore Forest, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Biltmore Forest, NC was 2 cars per household.

United States North Carolina Buncombe County, NC Asheville, NC Buncombe County (Southeast)--Asheville City PUMA, NC

Economy

The economy of Biltmore Forest, NC employs 574 people. The largest industries in Biltmore Forest, NC are Health Care & Social Assistance (197 people), Educational Services (92 people), and Finance & Insurance (76 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($210,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($180,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,250).

Males in North Carolina have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,464. The income inequality in North Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

574

2023 Value

± 149

−15.2%

1 Year decline

± 41.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Biltmore Forest, NC declined at a rate of −15.2%, from 677 employees to 574 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Biltmore Forest, NC, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (166 people), Management Occupations (93 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (86 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Biltmore Forest, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

574

2023 Value

± 149

−15.2%

1 Year decline

± 41.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Biltmore Forest, NC declined at a rate of −15.2%, from 677 employees to 574 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Biltmore Forest, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (197 people), Educational Services (92 people), and Finance & Insurance (76 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Biltmore Forest, NC, though some of these residents may live in Biltmore Forest, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$103,750

Median earning men ± $37,304

$83,056

Median earning women ± $28,727

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($211,500), Retail Trade ($133,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($230,417), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($119,583), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Biltmore Forest, NC have an average commute time of 17.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Biltmore Forest, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

97.4%

Homeownership

2023

73.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 97.4% of the housing units in Biltmore Forest, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 96.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Biltmore Forest, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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Census Tract 22.04

The following map shows all of the places in Biltmore Forest, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

570

Number of Households

± 89

In N/A, the median household income of the 570 households in Biltmore Forest, NC N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Biltmore Forest, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Biltmore Forest, NC is from Biltmore Forest, NC.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Biltmore Forest, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.4%)
Worked At Home (24.1%)
Carpooled (5.03%)

In 2023, 70.4% of workers in Biltmore Forest, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.1%) and those who carpooled to work (5.03%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Biltmore Forest, NC have a shorter commute time (17.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.65% of the workforce in Biltmore Forest, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Biltmore Forest, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Biltmore Forest, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Biltmore Forest, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Biltmore Forest, NC (37 out of 1.54k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Biltmore Forest, NC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Biltmore Forest, NC has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Biltmore Forest, NC N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Biltmore Forest, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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