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Population (year 2000): 21,672. Estimated
population in July 2005: 23,639 (+9.1% change)
Males: 10,605 (48.9%), Females: 11,067 (51.1%)
Randolph County
Zip codes:
27203.
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $31,676 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,900 (year 2000)
Races in Asheboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.6%)
- Hispanic (19.9%)
- Black (12.1%)
- Other race (7.7%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (14.9%), English
(8.0%), German (7.9%), Irish (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%),
Scottish (2.0%).
Elevation: 800 feet
Land area: 15.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Asheboro
- High school or higher: 68.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Asheboro city
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 52.9%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 9.7%
15.8% Foreign born (14.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,449 (+18.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Asheboro:
- RANDOLPH HOSPITAL (364 WHITE OAK STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Asheboro:
- KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO (about 22 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC)
- THOMASVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
THOMASVILLE, NC)
- HIGH POINT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HIGH
POINT, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Asheboro:
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 41 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- MOORE COUNTY (about 45 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Asheboro:
- ASHEBORO MUNI (about 7 miles; ASHEBORO, NC; ID: HBI)
- JOHNSON FIELD (about 11 miles; ARCHDALE, NC; ID:
72A)
- SOUTHEAST GREENSBORO (about 18 miles; GREENSBORO,
NC; ID: 3A4)
Colleges/Universities in Asheboro:
- RANDOLPH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,130; Location: 629 INDUSTRIAL PK AVE;
Public; Website: www.randolph.cc.nc.us)
- ASHEBORO BEAUTY SCHOOL (Location: 736 S
FAYETTEVILLE ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Asheboro:
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22
miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; HIGH POINT,
NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 27
miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV
(about 30 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles;
WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
- ELON COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ELON, NC; FT
enrollment: 3,993)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
Public high schools in Asheboro:
- SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH HIGH (Students: 1,251;
Location: 1641 HOPEWELL FRIENDS RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ASHEBORO HIGH (Students: 1,234; Location:
1221 S PARK ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Asheboro:
- FAYETTEVILLE ST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 316;
Location: 151 W PRITCHARD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Asheboro:
- SOUTHMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 693;
Location: 2497 SOUTHMONT DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH MID (Students: 657;
Location: 1509 HOPEWELL FRIENDS RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH ASHEBORO MIDDLE (Students: 595;
Location: 523 W WALKER AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BALFOUR ELEMENTARY (Students: 554; Location:
2097 N ASHEBORO SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTH ASHEBORO MIDDLE (Students: 499;
Location: 1861 N ASHEBORO SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TABERNACLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 477;
Location: 4901 TABERNACLE SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHARLES W MCCRARY ELEMENTARY (Students: 455;
Location: 400 ROSS ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- FARMER ELEMENTARY (Students: 417; Location:
3557 GRANGE HALL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- GUY B TEACHEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 402;
Location: 294 NEWBERN AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- DONNA L LOFLIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 369;
Location: 405 S PARK ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Asheboro:
- NEIGHBORS GROVE WESLEYAN ACAD (Students: 54;
Location: 1928 N FAYETTEVILLE ST; Grades: KG - 5)
Library in Asheboro:
- RANDOLPH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,677,586; Location: 201 WORTH STREET; 190,551 books;
5,234 audio materials; 8,057 video materials; 795 serial
subscriptions)
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