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BG 1, Tract 9708, McDowell, NC

1,554 Population
7.8 square miles 199.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.5 ±11.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Old Fort: 53.4 † ±9.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in McDowell County: 44.3 ±0.3

Economics

$34,694 ±$7,354 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Old Fort: $31,050 † ±$4,846
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in McDowell County: $30,395 ±$1,351
$47,083 ±$26,056 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Old Fort: $47,500 † ±$5,632
  • about 80 percent of the amount in McDowell County: $57,168 ±$4,181

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Families

752 ±254 Number of households
  • Old Fort: 292 † ±67
  • McDowell County: 18,638 ±439
2.1 ±0.9 (1,554  ±416) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Old Fort: 1.7 509 (±0.2 / ±126)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in McDowell County: 2.3 43,386 (±0.1 / ±30)

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Housing

789 ±264 Number of housing units
  • Old Fort: 385 † ±91
  • McDowell County: 21,575 ±70

$238,000 ±$27,589 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

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Social

94.9% ±1% (1,169  ±321) 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)
19.6% ±7.4% (241  ±113) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Old Fort: 25.5% † 111 (±12.6% / ±61.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in McDowell County: 18.1% 5,958 (±1.7% / ±567.1)

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3.9% ±3.6% (49  ±48) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Old Fort: 10.1% † 50 (±8.4% / ±43)
  • about half the rate in McDowell County: 7.6% † 2,760 (±1% / ±376)
49 Total veterans ±48 49 Male ±48 N/A Female ±14

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