Mcdowell County, NC Demographic Data
Mcdowell County, NC Summary
Mcdowell County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 44,999
- Area: 446.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 440.61 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.39 sq. miles
- Population Density: 100.89 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,470.14 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mcdowell County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
22,282
50%
50.8
Male
22,731
51%
49.2
Total Population
45,013
323,128,000
Mcdowell County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,089
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,933
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,699
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,735
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,470
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,005
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,823
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,560
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,616
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,836
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,810
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,736
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
701
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
35,536
78.9%
77.2
Female
18,083
50.9%
51.3
Male
17,453
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
33,996
75.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,929
22.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,247
18.3%
15.2
Female
4,549
55.2%
55.8
Male
3,698
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Mcdowell County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
44,629
99.1%
96.8
White
40,968
91.0%
72.6
Black or African American
1,804
4.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
238
0.5%
0.8
Asian
319
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
45
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
40
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
71
0.2%
0.2
Korean
9
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
38
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
108
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
13
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
13
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,287
2.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
384
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,619
5.8%
17.8
Mexican
2,330
5.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
63
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
54
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
172
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
42,394
94.2%
82.2
Mcdowell County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,098
6.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,548
11.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
11,284
35.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,018
21.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,440
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,307
10.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,392
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,646
17.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
26,441
82.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,699
14.6%
31.2
Mcdowell County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,070
24.3%
33.7%
Now Married
19,074
51.1%
47.5
Divorced
5,059
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
1,194
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,895
7.8
5.8%
Mcdowell County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
40,132
93.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,792
6.5%
21.6%
Spanish
2,409
5.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
158
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
220
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.0%
1.1%
Mcdowell County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,786
10.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,296
7.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,599
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,668
15.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,794
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,262
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,622
9.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,053
6.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
358
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
143
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
37,590
57,617
Per capita income
19,233
31,128
Mcdowell County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
163
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,646
9.3%
9.8
Construction
998
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,861
21.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
439
2.5%
6.6
Information
108
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,543
25.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
831
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,098
6.2%
11.4
Public administration
1,003
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
1,965
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
612
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
392
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,750
9.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,480
25.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,360
24.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,585
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,484
19.7%
18.1%
Mcdowell County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,198
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,451
78.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,898
16.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
104
0.6%
2.7
Other means
189
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
556
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.5
26.6
Mcdowell County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,163
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,556
25.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,879
39.1%
37.1
3 or more
4,983
28.3%
21.0
Mcdowell County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
17,581
84.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
12,403
70.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,178
29.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,341
16.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Mcdowell County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,922
1 room
142
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
317
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,534
7.3%
9.1
4 rooms
4,104
19.6%
16.5
5 rooms
5,999
28.7%
19.8
6 rooms
4,128
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,942
9.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,341
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,415
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mcdowell County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,922
1-unit, detached
13,044
62.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
162
0.8%
5.9
2-units
386
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
263
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
273
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
147
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
150
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
6,440
30.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
57
0.3%
0.1
Mcdowell County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,783
8.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
941
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,885
9.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,461
11.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,283
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,371
16.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,807
18.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,869
13.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
411
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
111
0.5%
1.4%
Mcdowell County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
317
1.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,563
8.9%
4.7
Electricity
11,627
66.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2,596
14.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
12
0.1%
0.1
Wood
1,238
7.0%
1.9
Solar energy
24
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
62
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
142
0.8%
1.1
Mcdowell County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,840
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
24
0.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
31
0.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
109
1.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
307
5.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
590
10.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,541
26.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,238
55.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,730
47.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
900
15.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
487
8.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
383
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,237
21.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
103
0.0%
0.0%
Mcdowell County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,336
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
0.6%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
285
6.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
941
21.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,086
71.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
842
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
591
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,000
23.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
396
9.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
833
19.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
427
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
225
5.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,307
31.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
990
0.0%
0.0%
Mcdowell County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
12,403
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,465
19.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,427
27.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,775
22.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,544
12.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,062
8.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
760
6.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
302
2.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
68
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
104,500
205,000
