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McDowell County, WV

18,413 Population
533.5 square miles 34.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$16,599 ±$1,519 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$29,980 ±$3,986 Median household income
  • about half the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

30.9% ±5.3% (5,054  ±867) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

34.8 minutes ±4.5 (119,200  ±22,615) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

6,484 ±273 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (16,297  ±23) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.4% ±2.7% (141  ±86) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

9,380 ±20 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$49,200 ±$5,200 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679
  • less than a fifth of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

6.8% ±1.7% (1,230  ±301) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

75.9% ±4.8% (10,510  ±675) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
5.8% ±1.9% (796  ±255.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

1.8% (337  ±83) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.5% ±1.3% (830  ±189) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
830 Total veterans ±189 811 Male ±189 19 Female ±27

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