Median Age in Buncombe County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
42.6 years
Rank #1,327/3,222 · #50 in NC
59th
Buncombe 42.6 years
NC 39.1 years +9.0%
US 38.9 years +9.5%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Buncombe County's median age of 42.6 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Buncombe County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,324 | Morris County, NJ | 42.6 years |
| #1,325 | Hidalgo County, NM | 42.6 years |
| #1,326 | Union County, NM | 42.6 years |
| #1,327 | Buncombe County, NC | 42.6 years |
| #1,328 | Columbus County, NC | 42.6 years |
| #1,329 | Hertford County, NC | 42.6 years |
| #1,330 | Swain County, NC | 42.6 years |
About Median Age
Buncombe County, North Carolina has a median age of 42.6 years, ranking #1,327 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.5% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within North Carolina, it ranks #50 of 100. This places it in the 59th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. 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.