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Burke & McDowell Counties PUMA, NC

133,814 Population
946.2 square miles 141.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,337 ±$2,289 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$57,779 ±$4,680 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.3% ±2.6% (19,854  ±3,367) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.8 minutes ±0.8 (1,324,075  ±52,260) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

56,845 ±1,679 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (129,672  ±90) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±2.4% (1,233  ±632) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

63,192 ±75 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$217,500 ±$16,436 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.1% ±1.7% (10,738  ±2,319.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.8% ±4.8% (86,949  ±4,800.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
20.7% ±2.4% (20,714  ±2,425.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

8.6% ±0.6% (10,880  ±728.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

6.5% (8,627  ±1,654) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.1% ±1.2% (7,783  ±1,312) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,783 Total veterans ±1,312 7,095 Male ±1,275 688 Female ±392

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