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BG 1, Tract 9704, McDowell, NC

1,497 Population
1 square miles 1,456.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±5.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Marion: 39.1 ±2.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in McDowell County: 44.3 ±0.3

Economics

$18,391 ±$5,207 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Marion: $22,092 ±$1,987
  • about three-fifths of the amount in McDowell County: $30,395 ±$1,351
$30,536 ±$14,854 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Marion: $51,314 † ±$16,150
  • about half the amount in McDowell County: $57,168 ±$4,181

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Families

572 ±139 Number of households
  • Marion: 2,869 ±208
  • McDowell County: 18,638 ±439
2.6 ±0.1 (1,497  ±373) 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

673 ±138 Number of housing units
  • Marion: 3,323 ±261
  • McDowell County: 21,575 ±70

$96,300 ±$41,636 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Marion: $163,500 ±$10,443
  • about three-fifths of the amount in McDowell County: $171,100 ±$10,414

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Social

72.5% ±10.7% (742  ±202.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Marion: 80% 4,316 (±6.9% / ±440.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in McDowell County: 85.3% 28,082 (±3.5% / ±1,178.3)
7.4% ±6.2% (76  ±66.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Marion: 15.6% † 840 (±4.1% / ±225.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in McDowell County: 18.1% 5,958 (±1.7% / ±567.1)

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1.5% ±2.1% (17  ±24) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Marion: 2.9% † 175 (±1% / ±63)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in McDowell County: 7.6% † 2,760 (±1% / ±376)
17 Total veterans ±24 17 Male ±24 N/A Female ±14

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