Population, income, housing, employment and crime statistics for Ashe County, North Carolina, NC.
Latest data: 2025.
Ashe County, North Carolina, NC is a US county tracked by SimpleGEO.
It has an estimated population of 26,950. The median household income is $56,866. The median home value is $243,100, and the median gross rent is $859. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, and the poverty rate is 13.5%.
Age 65+ share
Percent of total population age 65 and over (ACS 5-year Subject table S0101).
7343%
2024
Asian (Non-Hispanic) share
Percent of total population that is Asian alone (Not Hispanic or Latino). ACS B03002.
0.4%
2024
Black (Non-Hispanic) share
Percent of total population that is Black or African American alone (Not Hispanic or Latino). ACS B03002.
0.9%
2024
Hispanic or Latino share
Percent of total population that is Hispanic or Latino (of any race). ACS B03002.
6.1%
2024
Median age
Median age. County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate.
49.8
2024
Other (Remainder) share
Percent of total population not counted in White/Black/Asian (Non-Hispanic) or Hispanic/Latino groups (remainder). ACS B03002.
1.8%
2024
Population (Total)
Total resident population. County-level (US).
26,950
2024
White (Non-Hispanic) share
Percent of total population that is White alone (Not Hispanic or Latino). ACS B03002.
90.8%
2024
Economy
Metric
Value
Year
Median Household Income
Median household income (past 12 months). County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate.
$56,866
2024
Unemployment rate
Percent unemployed of civilian labor force (computed from ACS table B23025).
4.8%
2024
Housing
Metric
Value
Year
Households (total)
Total households. County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate (B11001_001E).
12,201
2024
Housing units (total)
Total housing units. County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate (B25001_001E).
17,218
2024
Median gross rent (monthly)
Median gross rent (monthly). County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate.
$859
2024
Median Home Value
Median value (dollars) of owner-occupied housing units. County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate.
$243,100
2024
Renter cost-burden 30%+
Percent of renter-occupied units paying cash rent with gross rent >=30% of household income (ACS B25070; excludes 'Not computed' from denominator when available).
$31
2024
Labor (BLS LAUS)
Metric
Value
Year
Unemployment rate (LAUS, annual avg)
County unemployment rate from BLS LAUS (measure 03). Stored as annual average for the year (M13 if present, else avg of M01..M12).
3
2025
Socioeconomic
Metric
Value
Year
Poverty rate
Percent of people below poverty level (computed from ACS table B17001).
13.5%
2024
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS), FBI UCR, and BLS. Crime figures are state-level estimates applied at the county level.
Data shown reflects the most recent available year per metric.