McDowell County, NC

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2023 Population

44,679

0.112% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AThom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Budd

Republican Party

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None of the households in McDowell County, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in McDowell County, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in McDowell County, NC was 2 cars per household.

McDowell County, NC borders Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, and Yancey County, NC.

United States North Carolina Marion, NC

Economy

The economy of McDowell County, NC employs N/A people. The largest industries in McDowell County, NC are Manufacturing (4,492 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,826 people), and Retail Trade (2,268 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($96,189), Wholesale Trade ($57,143), and Utilities ($56,182).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in McDowell County, NC, are Production Occupations (3,170 people), Management Occupations (1,749 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,503 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of McDowell County, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in McDowell County, NC, are Manufacturing (4,492 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,826 people), and Retail Trade (2,268 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of McDowell County, NC, though some of these residents may live in McDowell County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,838

Median earning men ± $2,321

$37,070

Median earning women ± $4,508

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($82,031), Information ($79,095), and Public Administration ($53,848).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($56,369), Public Administration ($48,906), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Construction
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Retail Trade
61
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in McDowell County, NC are White (332 and 86.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (24 and 6.23%), Black or African American (11 and 2.86%), and Two or More Races (10 and 2.6%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in McDowell County, NC, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 332 degrees mean that there were 13.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 24 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in McDowell County, NC have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in McDowell County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in McDowell County, NC is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in McDowell County, NC was Census Tract 9706 with a value of $63,646, followed by Census Tract 9703 and Census Tract 9709.02, with respective values of $59,589 and $55,333.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9706
Census Tract 9703
Census Tract 9709.02

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in McDowell County, NC was Census Tract 9706 with a value of $63,646, followed by Census Tract 9703 and Census Tract 9709.02, with respective values of $59,589 and $55,333.

The following map shows all of the tracts in McDowell County, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in McDowell County, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for McDowell County, NC is from McDowell County, NC.

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This chart shows the number of workers in McDowell County, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.6%)
Carpooled (8.93%)
Worked At Home (5.3%)

In 2023, 83.6% of workers in McDowell County, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.93%) and those who worked at home (5.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in McDowell County, NC have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.61% of the workforce in McDowell County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in McDowell County, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in McDowell County, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in McDowell County, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in McDowell County, NC (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in McDowell County, NC is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 21.8% of the children was living in poverty in McDowell County, NC. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 8.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of McDowell County, NC has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in McDowell County, NC see 3815 patients per year on average, which represents a 16.7% increase from the previous year (3268 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2236 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 497 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,815 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in McDowell County, NC

Primary care physicians in McDowell County, NC see an average of 3,815 patients per year. This represents a 16.7% increase from the previous year (3,268 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in McDowell County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in McDowell County, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.