Biltmore Forest is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,409 as of 2020. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Biltmore Forest is the second-wealthiest town in North Carolina by per capita income at $85,044.
History
In 1916, a substantial flood in Asheville, North Carolina, damaged the Biltmore Estate. The Biltmore Company sold the affected land to lessen the upkeep and tax burden. The town of Biltmore Forest was chartered in 1923 and was developed on this land. The first houses were built on White Oak Road. In 1929, Asheville annexed a portion of Biltmore Forest, but that action was reversed in 1935 by an act of the North Carolina legislature.
The Judge Junius G. Adams House, Raoulwood (Thomas Wadley Raoul House) and Gunston Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Biltmore Forest racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 1,315
| 93.33%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 6
| 0.43%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 15
| 1.06%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 35
| 2.48%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 38
| 2.7%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,409 people, 605 households, and 485 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census