Population 44,961
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 440.61 mi²
Zip Codes 28752
Per capita income $19,537

Cities in McDowell County

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Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 92.9 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 19.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$482,389
Total number of firms, 2007 3,517
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 44,961
Households, 2008-2012 17,230
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.1 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,434
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $19,537
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 5.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 4.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 12,521
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 4.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 440.61 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 44,996
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $100,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,332,457
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 724
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 5.5 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $36,388
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$41,953
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,692
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 80.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.2 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.54
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.4 %
Population, 2010 44,996
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 6.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 102.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 88.4 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 72.3 %
Housing units, 2013 20,730
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,066
Building permits, 2012 98
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$78,152
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %