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Census Tract 9708, McDowell, NC

4,709 Population
49.5 square miles 95.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.3 ±4.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Old Fort: 53.4 † ±9.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in McDowell County: 44.3 ±0.3
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$37,887 ±$4,475 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Old Fort: $31,050 † ±$4,846
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in McDowell County: $30,395 ±$1,351
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$67,525 ±$15,347 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Old Fort: $47,500 † ±$5,632
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in McDowell County: $57,168 ±$4,181
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

16.3% ±6.3% (762  ±311) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Old Fort: 13.7% † 76 (±9.6% / ±56)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in McDowell County: 14.8% † 6,447 (±2.1% / ±929)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

25.6 minutes ±7.9 (45,675  ±9,679) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Old Fort: 24.8 6,985 (±0.8 / ±2,294)
  • a little higher than the figure in McDowell County: 24.7 442,125 (±1 / ±24,955)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

2,075 ±270 Number of households
  • Old Fort: 292 † ±67
  • McDowell County: 18,638 ±439
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.3 ±0.4 (4,664  ±558) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Old Fort: 1.7 509 (±0.2 / ±126)
  • a little less than the figure in McDowell County: 2.3 43,386 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

1.8% ±2.2% (14  ±17) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Old Fort: 1.8% † 2 (±3.6% / ±4)
  • about one-third of the rate in McDowell County: 5.4% † 505 (±2.2% / ±211)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

2,380 ±261 Number of housing units
  • Old Fort: 385 † ±91
  • McDowell County: 21,575 ±70
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$234,600 ±$37,341 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Old Fort: $135,900 † ±$32,954
  • about 1.4 times the amount in McDowell County: $171,100 ±$10,414
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

8.1% ±3.7% (381  ±179.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Old Fort: 19.1% † 106 (±12.4% / ±73)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in McDowell County: 9.5% † 4,202 (±1.8% / ±790.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

94.2% ±6.6% (3,608  ±489.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Old Fort: 94.5% † 412 (±31.9% / ±95.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in McDowell County: 85.3% 28,082 (±3.5% / ±1,178.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
23.6% ±5.2% (903  ±224.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Old Fort: 25.5% † 111 (±12.6% / ±61.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in McDowell County: 18.1% 5,958 (±1.7% / ±567.1)
  • about two-thirds 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

1.6% ±1.6% (76  ±76) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Old Fort: 0.5% † 3 (±0.9% / ±5)
  • about half the rate in McDowell County: 3.2% 1,426
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

6.8% ±3.8% (268  ±153) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Old Fort: 10.1% † 50 (±8.4% / ±43)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in McDowell County: 7.6% † 2,760 (±1% / ±376)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
268 Total veterans ±153 236 Male ±138 32 Female ±43

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