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Census Tract 9702, McDowell, NC

5,158 Population
24.1 square miles 213.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±11.9 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Nebo: 52.3 † ±17.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in McDowell County: 44.3 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$24,718 ±$2,940 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Nebo: $24,011 † ±$5,393
  • about 80 percent of the amount in McDowell County: $30,395 ±$1,351
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$50,603 ±$3,846 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Nebo: $50,139 † ±$7,784
  • about 90 percent of the amount in McDowell County: $57,168 ±$4,181
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

11.8% ±4.8% (606  ±257) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nebo: 16.9% † 282 (±7.3% / ±164)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in McDowell County: 14.8% † 6,447 (±2.1% / ±929)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

23.2 minutes ±4 (48,850  ±12,010) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Nebo: 27.2 † 19,170 (±7.2 / ±9,422)
  • a little less than the figure in McDowell County: 24.7 442,125 (±1 / ±24,955)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

2,099 ±268 Number of households
  • Nebo: 757 † ±233
  • McDowell County: 18,638 ±439
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.4 ±0.1 (5,110  ±663) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Nebo: 2.2 † 1,639 (±0.6 / ±652)
  • a little higher than the figure in McDowell County: 2.3 43,386 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

9.2% ±9.4% (88  ±92) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • Nebo: 0%
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in McDowell County: 5.4% † 505 (±2.2% / ±211)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

2,608 ±246 Number of housing units
  • Nebo: 804 † ±223
  • McDowell County: 21,575 ±70
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$130,900 ±$36,027 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Nebo: $129,800 † ±$31,404
  • about three-quarters of the amount in McDowell County: $171,100 ±$10,414
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

12.6% ±9.7% (645  ±502.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Nebo: 5.9% † 99 (±4.8% / ±89.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in McDowell County: 9.5% † 4,202 (±1.8% / ±790.1)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

75.8% ±9% (2,662  ±450) High school grad or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Nebo: 60% † 688 (±28.5% / ±230)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in McDowell County: 85.3% 28,082 (±3.5% / ±1,178.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
7.2% ±3.3% (254  ±121.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Nebo: 6.8% † 78 (±6.7% / ±81.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in McDowell County: 18.1% 5,958 (±1.7% / ±567.1)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

0.9% ±0.9% (45  ±48) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebo: 1% † 17 (±1.4% / ±24)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in McDowell County: 3.2% 1,426
  • about 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

7.2% ±4.9% (294  ±204) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Nebo: 14.3% † 205 (±11.7% / ±185)
  • a little less than the rate in McDowell County: 7.6% † 2,760 (±1% / ±376)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
294 Total veterans ±204 281 Male ±200 13 Female ±24

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