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McDowell County, WV

18,911 Population
533.5 square miles 35.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.6 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$15,353 ±$1,522 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in West Virginia: $31,462 ±$341
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$28,235 ±$3,566 Median household income
  • about half the amount in West Virginia: $55,217 ±$577
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

33.3% ±5.4% (5,653  ±919) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in West Virginia: 16.8% 291,860 (±0.4% / ±7,189)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

33.1 minutes ±4.2 (100,235  ±20,309) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.3 17,717,956 (±0.2 / ±203,956)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

6,547 ±268 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 716,040 ±2,889
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.6 ±0.1 (16,957  ±16) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,741,273
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

6% ±3.3% (213  ±118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,844 (±0.3% / ±978)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

9,450 ±22 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 859,142 ±271
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$47,500 ±$9,861 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in West Virginia: $145,800 ±$1,644
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

7.6% ±1.7% (1,410  ±,317.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 11.1% 196,636 (±0.3% / ±5,393.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

77.5% ±4.6% (10,687  ±642) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 88.4% 1,124,528 (±0.6% / ±7,360)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
6.7% ±1.7% (917  ±,227.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Virginia: 22.7% 288,779 (±0.3% / ±4,107.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.5% (280  ±88) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 1.6% 28,940
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

6% ±1.5% (899  ±226) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 8% 114,894 (±0.2% / ±2,274)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
899 Total veterans ±226 889 Male ±227 10 Female ±13

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