West Marion, NC Demographic Data
West Marion, NC Summary
West Marion is located in Mcdowell County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,330
- Area: 1.72 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 775.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,509.51 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Marion, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
806
56%
50.8
Male
641
44%
49.2
Total Population
1,447
323,128,000
West Marion, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
108
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
93
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
123
8.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
81
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
49
3.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
180
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
224
15.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
121
8.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
50
3.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
167
11.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
132
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
85
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
34
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,061
73.3%
77.2
Female
639
60.2%
51.3
Male
422
39.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,012
69.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
345
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
251
17.3%
15.2
Female
160
63.7%
55.8
Male
91
36.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
West Marion, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,417
97.9%
96.8
White
1,417
97.9%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
30
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,447
100.0%
82.2
West Marion, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
34
3.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
66
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
369
37.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
284
28.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
145
14.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
71
7.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
24
2.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
100
10.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
893
90.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
95
9.6%
31.2
West Marion, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
202
18.0%
33.7%
Now Married
476
42.4%
47.5
Divorced
259
23.1%
11.0%
Separated
87
7.7%
2.0
Widowed
99
8.8
5.8%
West Marion, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,329
99.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10
0.7%
21.6%
Spanish
10
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
West Marion, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
46
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
60
9.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
85
13.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
92
14.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
125
20.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
137
22.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
46
7.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8
1.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
24
3.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
40,694
57,617
Per capita income
19,843
31,128
West Marion, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
7
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
60
8.6%
9.8
Construction
22
3.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
221
31.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16
2.3%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
116
16.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
29
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
40
5.8%
11.4
Public administration
28
4.0%
4.6
Retail trade
145
20.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10
1.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
22
3.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
198
28.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
141
20.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
213
30.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
120
17.3%
18.1%
West Marion, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
677
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
475
70.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
195
28.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
7
1.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.9
26.6
West Marion, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
34
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
200
32.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
278
44.6%
37.1
3 or more
111
17.8%
21.0
West Marion, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
623
96.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
353
56.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
270
43.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
25
3.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
West Marion, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
648
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
42
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
147
22.7%
16.5
5 rooms
230
35.5%
19.8
6 rooms
120
18.5%
17.8
7 rooms
53
8.2%
12.0
8 rooms
41
6.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15
2.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
West Marion, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
648
1-unit, detached
312
48.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
18
2.8%
5.9
2-units
42
6.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
49
7.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
35
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
192
29.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Marion, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
57
8.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
58
9.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
58
9.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
27
4.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
44
6.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
133
20.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
153
23.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
93
14.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
25
3.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
West Marion, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
36
5.8%
4.7
Electricity
473
75.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
97
15.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
8
1.3%
1.1
West Marion, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
176
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
8
4.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
5.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
15
8.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
144
81.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
95
54.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
41
23.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
40
22.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Marion, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
259
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
34
13.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
225
86.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
11
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
673
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
33
12.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
50
19.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
3.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
43
16.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
26
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
99
38.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
West Marion, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
353
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
86
24.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
44
12.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
157
44.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
39
11.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9
2.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
18
5.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
108,900
205,000
