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Buncombe County ( / ˈbʌŋkəm / BUNK-um) [1] [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is classified within Western North Carolina. The 2020 census reported the population was 269,452, making it the 7th-most populous county in North Carolina. [3] Its county seat is Asheville. [4]
Jun 28, 2024 · Buncombe County is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.
Asheville (/ ˈ æ ʃ v ɪ l / ASH-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most-populous city.
See also: North Carolina Counties (to access links to NCpedia articles for all 100 counties) by Jay Mazzocchi, 2006. Buncombe County, nicknamed "Land of the Sky" for its rugged mountain beauty, is located in the Mountain region of western North Carolina.
Home to the city of Asheville and the Biltmore Estate, Buncombe County was founded in 1791, and it is named in honor of the Revolutionary Colonel Edward Buncombe.
In 2022, Buncombe County, NC had a population of 269k people with a median age of 42.3 and a median household income of $66,531. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Buncombe County, NC grew from 266,981 to 269,449, a 0.924% increase and its median household income grew from $59,699 to $66,531, a 11.4% increase.
In 1808 the western part of Buncombe County was made into Haywood County. In 1833 parts of Burke County and Buncombe County were combined to make Yancey County , and in 1838 the southern part of Buncombe County was made into Henderson County .
