Living in McDowell County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 18,173 households are located in McDowell County Schools area. Among them, 5,393 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.82 people. The total number of children in the region is 11,565 and 8,889 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (1,216) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (2,800) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of McDowell County Schools, North Carolina
Household	18,173
Population	44,114
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,393 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,565
Total Students	8,889
Pre-Kindergarten	328
Kindergarten	666
Grade 1-8	4,336
Grade 9-12	2,025
College/Graduate School	1,534
Veterans	35,956
Non-citizen	1,216
Non-English Home Language	2,800
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

37,089 residents are over the age of 16 and 19,844 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,831 people are in civilian labor force and 13 are in armed labor force. 18,707 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for McDowell County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,248	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,344	84.09%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,975	10.82%
Public transportation	6	0.03%
Walked	137	0.75%
Other method	125	0.69%
Worked from home	661	3.62%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,707	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,961	26.52%
Service	3,320	17.75%
Sales and office	3,392	18.13%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,147	11.48%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,887	26.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,707	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	199	1.06%
Construction	1,376	7.36%
Manufacturing	5,171	27.64%
Wholesale trade	497	2.66%
Retail trade	2,112	11.29%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	710	3.80%
Information	114	0.61%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	468	2.50%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	917	4.90%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,107	21.95%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,325	7.08%
Other services, except public administration	801	4.28%
Public administration	910	4.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,707	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,771	78.96%
Government workers	2,888	15.44%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,048	5.60%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $59,567 for the 18,173 households in McDowell County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $30,835. 39,215 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.47%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,173	-
Less than $10,000	1,429	7.86%
$10,000 - $14,999	966	5.32%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,144	11.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,566	14.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,879	15.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,392	18.67%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,288	12.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,684	9.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	499	2.75%
More than $200,000	326	1.79%
Median Household Income	$43,646	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$59,567	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	13,065	-
Less than $10,000	607	4.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	380	2.91%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,179	9.02%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,604	12.28%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,051	15.70%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,977	22.79%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,073	15.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,445	11.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	474	3.63%
More than $200,000	275	2.10%

Median Family Income	$54,217	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$67,599	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,835	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,602	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,602	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	44,328	-
With health insurance coverage	39,215	88.47%
Public coverage	19,273	43.48%
Private health insurance	26,799	60.46%
Without health insurance coverage	5,113	11.53%

Housing

There are 21,403 housing units in McDowell County Schools area, North Carolina with 18,173 units (84.91%) occupied. 13,206 houses (72.67%) are occupied by owner and 4,967 houses (27.33%) are rented. The average housing value is $119,200 and the average rental cost is $645. 309 houses (1.44%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,313 houses (10.81%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,403	-
Occupied	18,173	84.91%
Owner Occupied	13,206	72.67%
Renter Occupied	4,967	27.33%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,160	61.49%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	191	0.89%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,325	6.19%
Mobile Homes	6,532	30.52%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	195	0.91%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,403	-
Built 2014 or later	309	1.44%
Built 2010 - 2013	943	4.41%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,642	17.02%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,867	18.07%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,685	17.22%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,858	13.35%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,801	8.41%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,985	9.27%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,313	10.81%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,403	-
1 room	146	0.68%
2 rooms	526	2.46%
3 rooms	1,194	5.58%
4 rooms	3,853	18.00%
5 rooms	5,448	25.45%
6 rooms	4,100	19.16%
7 rooms	2,712	12.67%
8 rooms	1,825	8.53%
9 rooms or more	1,599	7.47%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,403	-
no bedroom	158	0.74%
1 bedroom	1,581	7.39%
2 bedrooms	6,410	29.95%
3 bedrooms	10,493	49.03%
4 bedrooms	2,363	11.04%
5 bedrooms or more	398	1.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,206	-
Less than $50,000	2,078	15.74%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,214	24.34%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,721	20.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,977	14.97%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,615	12.23%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,131	8.56%
$500,000 - $999,999	429	3.25%
$1,000,000 or more	41	0.31%
Median House Value	$119,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,191	-
Less than $500	867	20.69%
$500 - $999	2,963	70.70%
$1,000 - $1,499	330	7.87%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	31	0.74%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$645	-

Demographic

A total of 45,227 people lives in McDowell County Schools area, North Carolina with 22,752 male and 22,475 female. The males to female ratio is 50.31 to 49.69. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	45,227	-
Male	22,752	50.31%
Female	22,475	49.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	45,227	-
Under 5 years	2,045	4.52%
5 - 9 years	3,101	6.86%
10 - 14 years	2,592	5.73%
15 - 19 years	2,339	5.17%
20 - 24 years	2,293	5.07%
25 - 34 years	5,282	11.68%
35 - 44 years	5,550	12.27%
45 - 54 years	6,269	13.86%
55 - 59 years	3,598	7.96%
60 - 64 years	3,167	7.00%
65 - 74 years	5,298	11.71%
75 - 84 years	2,868	6.34%
85 years and older	825	1.82%
Median Age	43.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	45,227	-
One Race	44,611	98.64%
White	41,437	91.62%
Black or African American	1,628	3.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native	155	0.34%
Asian	415	0.92%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	976	2.16%

Two or more races	616	1.36%
White and Black or African American	312	0.69%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	208	0.46%
White and Asian	56	0.12%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in McDowell County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic