Buncombe County data

Category Buncombe Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 174,821 8 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 206,330 7 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 238,318 7 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 18.0% 42 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 15.5% 35 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 36.3% 35 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 7,964 10 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 13,285 9 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 5.7% 26 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 66.8% 37 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 93 15 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 49 17 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 14,254 13 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 6.0% 47 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 3,218 13 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 10.1% 60 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 4,021 4 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 1,615 16 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 236 15 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 157 6 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 6,931 13 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 52.2% 78 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 325 10 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 31,776 4 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 457 16 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 160,493 5 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 1,643 6 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 923 16 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 12,768 13 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 2,282 17 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 202,917 6 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 7.8% 34 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 10,724 12 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 4,924 7 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 1,071 20 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 420 17 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 30,039 11 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 16.7% 17 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 0 . 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 2,653 13 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 362 1 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 1,991 6 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 1 12 236
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at UNC System Colleges 2010-2011 44 6 596
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at NC Community Colleges 2008-2009 0 . 17
2011 International Students at UNC System Colleges 94 14 14,111
2012 International Students at N.C. Independent Colleges 47 11 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 167 9 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 6 4 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $307,107,840 12 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 208 7 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $15,044,527 31 $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 44 11 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 102 8 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 4,577 8 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 1 10 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 0 . 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 0 . 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 0 . 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 0 . 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 0 . 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 5,882,423 76 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 5 7 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 47 2 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 30 4 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 446 5 5,539