McDowell County, North Carolina Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

McDowell County is 14th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

McDowell County is 20th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - White

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
McDowell County Rank North Carolina US
Current population (2012) 44,998 59th 9,752,073 313,914,040
Size in square miles 440.6 55th 48,617.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 102.1 55th 196.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
McDowell County Rank North Carolina US
Residents younger than 5 5.4% 55th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.3% 63rd 23.4% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.4% 38th 13.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
McDowell County Rank North Carolina US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 78.9% 65th 84.1% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.9% 71st 26.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
McDowell County Rank North Carolina US
Race - White 93.1% 20th 71.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 4.0% 84th 22.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7% 42nd 1.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 44th 2.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 35th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 76th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.5% 57th 8.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 88.5% 14th 64.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
McDowell County Rank North Carolina US
Female residents 50.0% 86th 51.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.4% 67th 7.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
McDowell County Rank North Carolina US
Housing units 20,934 59th 4,362,740 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.1% 57th 17.0% 25.9%
Households 17,483 56th 3,664,119 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.3% 61st 67.8% 66.1%
Home median value $100,700 79th $152,700 $186,200
People per household 2.5 48th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 98 51st 48,692 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
McDowell County Rank North Carolina US
Income per capita $19,377 74th $25,256 $27,915
Income per household $35,230 77th $46,291 $52,762
Income below poverty line 18.5% 39th 16.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
McDowell County Rank North Carolina US
Non-farm private establishments 732 63rd 215,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 12,021 54th 3,284,592 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,517 58th 798,791 27,092,908
Retail sales $482,389 53rd $114,578,173 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,066 40th $12,641 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $41,953 53rd $16,126,939 $613,795,732

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