Avery Creek, North Carolina

Avery Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,950 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.GeographyAvery Creek is located in southern Buncombe County at . The main road through the community is North Carolina Highway 191, leading north to downtown Asheville and south to Hendersonville. North Carolina Highway 146 heads east from Avery Creek, leading to Interstate 26 and to the Skyland neighborhood of Asheville.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Avery Creek CDP has a total area of 4.5km2, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,405 people, 561 households, and 414 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 818.8 people per square mile (315.4/km²). There were 584 housing units at an average density of 340.3 per square mile (131.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.02% White, 2.92% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.