Homeownership Rate in Buncombe County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

66.2% Rank #2,652/3,222 · #77 in NC
18th
Buncombe 66.2%
NC 66.6% -0.7%
US 64.4% +2.8%

Homeownership Rate Trend

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Year-over-Year Homeownership Change

National Distribution

How Buncombe County's homeownership rate of 66.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.

Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Buncombe County for homeownership rate.

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#2,649 Baylor County, TX 66.2%
#2,650 Seminole County, FL 66.2%
#2,651 Greene County, AR 66.2%
#2,652 Buncombe County, NC 66.2%
#2,653 Pawnee County, KS 66.2%
#2,654 Northampton County, VA 66.1%
#2,655 Salt Lake County, UT 66.1%

About Homeownership Rate

Buncombe County, North Carolina has a homeownership rate of 66.2%, ranking #2,652 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.8% above the national value of 64.4%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #77 of 100. This places it in the 18th percentile nationally.

Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.