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BG 1, Tract 9709.03, McDowell, NC

2,114 Population
8.7 square miles 243.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±3.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Marion: 39.1 ±2.4
  • about the same as the figure in McDowell County: 44.3 ±0.3

Economics

$16,868 ±$2,993 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Marion: $22,092 ±$1,987
  • about half the amount in McDowell County: $30,395 ±$1,351
$42,115 ±$28,753 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Marion: $51,314 † ±$16,150
  • about three-quarters of the amount in McDowell County: $57,168 ±$4,181

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Families

644 ±187 Number of households
  • Marion: 2,869 ±208
  • McDowell County: 18,638 ±439
2.1 ±0.2 (1,337  ±418) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Marion: 2.3 6,500 (±0.2 / ±40)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in McDowell County: 2.3 43,386 (±0.1 / ±30)

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Housing

707 ±189 Number of housing units
  • Marion: 3,323 ±261
  • McDowell County: 21,575 ±70

$101,100 ±$15,940 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

71.1% ±21.6% (1,204  ±253) 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)
3.8% ±3.3% (65  ±58) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Marion: 15.6% † 840 (±4.1% / ±225.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in McDowell County: 18.1% 5,958 (±1.7% / ±567.1)

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16.5% ±8.4% (319  ±173) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Marion: 2.9% † 175 (±1% / ±63)
  • more than double the rate in McDowell County: 7.6% † 2,760 (±1% / ±376)
319 Total veterans ±173 308 Male ±172 11 Female ±18

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