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BG 2, Tract 9701.02, McDowell, NC

2,272 Population
24.8 square miles 91.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±12.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Marion: 39.1 ±2.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in McDowell County: 44.3 ±0.3

Economics

$44,895 ±$9,704 Per capita income
  • about double the amount in Marion: $22,092 ±$1,987
  • about 1.5 times the amount in McDowell County: $30,395 ±$1,351
$69,388 ±$13,922 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Marion: $51,314 † ±$16,150
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in McDowell County: $57,168 ±$4,181

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Families

845 ±181 Number of households
  • Marion: 2,869 ±208
  • McDowell County: 18,638 ±439
2.7 ±0.6 (2,250  ±679) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Marion: 2.3 6,500 (±0.2 / ±40)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in McDowell County: 2.3 43,386 (±0.1 / ±30)

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Housing

1,005 ±194 Number of housing units
  • Marion: 3,323 ±261
  • McDowell County: 21,575 ±70

$352,400 ±$74,736 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Marion: $163,500 ±$10,443
  • more than double the amount in McDowell County: $171,100 ±$10,414

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Social

98.9% ±27.9% (1,590  ±313.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Marion: 80% 4,316 (±6.9% / ±440.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in McDowell County: 85.3% 28,082 (±3.5% / ±1,178.3)
30% ±6.8% (482  ±146.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Marion: 15.6% † 840 (±4.1% / ±225.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in McDowell County: 18.1% 5,958 (±1.7% / ±567.1)

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1.7% ±1.5% (29  ±26) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Marion: 2.9% † 175 (±1% / ±63)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in McDowell County: 7.6% † 2,760 (±1% / ±376)
29 Total veterans ±26 29 Male ±26 N/A Female ±14

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