McDowell County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,842
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,816
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,726 (it was 3,788 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 442 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 103 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.2%), Educational, health and social services (21.6%), Retail trade (13.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 38,94686.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,0596.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,6163.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9852.2%Two or more races
- 4981.1%Asian alone
- 1770.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 100.02%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 44.4 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 22,952 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 22,652 |  (49.7%) |
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| McDowell County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $54,579 ($32,396 in 1999)
| This county: | $54,579 |
| North Carolina: | $67,481 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $557 (lower quartile is $418, upper quartile is $734)
| This county: | $557 |
| State: | $945 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,125 (it was $64,800 in 2000)
| McDowell: | $183,125 |
| North Carolina: | $280,600 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,055
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $307
Institutionalized population: 1,213
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 13
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 35
- Burglaries: 306
- Thefts: 344
- Auto thefts: 83
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 18
- Robberies: 5
- Assaults: 40
- Burglaries: 235
- Thefts: 349
- Auto thefts: 82
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 182 buildings, average cost: $418,800
- 2021: 194 buildings, average cost: $329,200
- 2020: 128 buildings, average cost: $319,700
- 2019: 103 buildings, average cost: $313,300
- 2018: 120 buildings, average cost: $342,700
- 2017: 112 buildings, average cost: $303,500
- 2016: 81 buildings, average cost: $261,600
- 2015: 82 buildings, average cost: $312,600
- 2014: 106 buildings, average cost: $273,100
- 2013: 110 buildings, average cost: $279,800
- 2012: 98 buildings, average cost: $337,200
- 2011: 111 buildings, average cost: $244,700
- 2010: 115 buildings, average cost: $189,400
- 2009: 107 buildings, average cost: $320,200
- 2008: 156 buildings, average cost: $247,000
- 2007: 256 buildings, average cost: $210,200
- 2006: 216 buildings, average cost: $197,900
- 2005: 211 buildings, average cost: $165,700
- 2004: 231 buildings, average cost: $153,400
- 2003: 160 buildings, average cost: $130,100
- 2002: 169 buildings, average cost: $118,100
- 2001: 123 buildings, average cost: $108,800
- 2000: 122 buildings, average cost: $108,200
- 1999: 133 buildings, average cost: $110,800
- 1998: 126 buildings, average cost: $100,400
- 1997: 131 buildings, average cost: $91,600
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $913 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $747 (0.5%)
| McDowell County: | 14.3% |
| North Carolina: | 12.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 44.4 years old
(Males: 42.8 years old, Females: 46.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.1 years old, Black residents: 37.5 years old, American Indian residents: 42.8 years old, Asian residents: 39.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.5 years old, Other race residents: 26.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McDowell County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $557 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $688 a month.
Cities in this county include: Marion, West Marion, Old Fort.
Local government website: mcdowell.main.nc.us/~mcdowell
Neighboring counties: Harding County, New Mexico 
, Buncombe County , Santa Fe County, New Mexico , Greene County 
, Mississippi County, Arkansas .
| Here: | 2.9% |
| North Carolina: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 1,318
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,916 (32.4% naturalized citizens)
| McDowell County: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 8.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5762010 or later
- 5812000 to 2009
- 4161990 to 1999
- 1871980 to 1989
- 731970 to 1979
- 105Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 14,308
- One, attached: 283
- Two: 321
- 3 or 4: 261
- 5 to 9: 203
- 10 to 19: 132
- 20 to 49: 78
- 50 or more: 225
- Mobile homes: 5,721
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 189
Housing units in McDowell County with a mortgage: 6,838 (599 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 570 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 220
| Here: | 2.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for McDowell County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 15,654 | 78 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,406 | 23 |
| Catholic | 460 | 1 |
| Other | 426 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 420 | 3 |
| None | 25,823 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 11
| McDowell County: | 2.53 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| This county: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
| McDowell County: | 6.43 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 25
| This county: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| McDowell County: | 10.9% |
| North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| McDowell County: | 32.2% |
| State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.2% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in McDowell County:
Average size of farms: 87 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $80,681
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2770.42
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.93%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $40,786
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.87%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.49%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31,578
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.26%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.68
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 15.86%
Corn for grain: 260 harvested acres
Vegetables: 11 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 56 acres
Earthquake activity:
McDowell County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 14% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from McDowell County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 274.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 128.1 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 203.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 108.3 miles away from McDowell County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 219.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Tropical Storm Michael, Incident Period: October 10, 2018 - October 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4412, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1871: February 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1871, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1553: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1996 to February 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1103: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
- 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in McDowell County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 3, Tropical Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 14,630 (77.4%)
- Carpooled: 2,258 (12.0%)
- Bus: 4 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 112 (0.6%)
- Walked: 258 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 1,043 (5.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Manufacturing (18%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Manufacturing (19%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Production occupations (21%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Material moving occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Mexico (51%)
- Philippines (8%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- Canada (6%)
- Venezuela (3%)
- Laos (3%)
- Costa Rica (2%)
- American (27%)
- English (18%)
- Irish (9%)
- German (6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3%)
- Scottish (3%)
- European (1%)
People in group quarters in McDowell County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 785 people in state prisons
- 299 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 234 people in group homes intended for adults
- 114 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 84 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 75 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 47 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 15 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 13 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in McDowell County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 752 people in state prisons
- 397 people in nursing homes
- 99 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 78 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
6.87% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($65,696 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.87% |
| North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.47% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($36,684 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($29,012 average AGI)
McDowell County: 2.40% North Carolina average: 4.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Buncombe County, NC |  1.55% ($74,563 average AGI) |
| from Burke County, NC | 0.74% ($42,554) |
| from Rutherford County, NC | 0.25% ($51,049) |
| from Mitchell County, NC | 0.22% ($37,361) |
| from Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.15% ($74,333) |
| from Catawba County, NC | 0.14% ($39,870) |
| from Caldwell County, NC | 0.13% ($32,905) |
5.54% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,250 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.54% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.00% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($28,875 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($14,375 average AGI)
McDowell County: 1.54% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Burke County, NC | 1.06% ($49,754 average AGI) |
| to Buncombe County, NC | 0.87% ($34,471) |
| to Rutherford County, NC | 0.38% ($42,689) |
| to Mitchell County, NC | 0.17% ($45,571) |
| to Catawba County, NC | 0.14% ($40,591) |
| to Henderson County, NC | 0.13% ($39,476) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,531 (6,499 aged, 2,032 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,091 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in McDowell County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (700)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (609)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (520)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (514)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (323)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (291)
- Unspecified dementia (286)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (141)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (122)
- Congestive heart failure (105)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,512
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 150
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37,948
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,289
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,067
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 146.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 106.8
- Other - 40.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 45,604- Male householders: 8,638 (1,970 living alone), Female householders: 10,416 (2,709 living alone)
10,128 spouses (10,049 opposite-sex spouses), 983 unmarried partners, (908 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,613 children (9,282 natural, 473 adopted, 854 stepchildren), 1,396 grandchildren, 332 brothers or sisters, 398 parents, 116 foster children, 632 other relatives, 674 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,469
Size of family households: 6,650 2-persons, 3,224 3-persons, 2,239 4-persons, 722 5-persons, 326 6-persons, 216 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,680 1-person, 953 2-persons, 54 3-persons.
5,252 married couples with children.
2,299 single-parent households (437 men, 1,862 women).
91.9% of residents of McDowell speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $206,525,000 ($4,771 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,772,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $112,136,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,554,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $216,000
Federal grants: $48,823,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,696,000 ($93,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,100,000 ($119,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $92,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,149,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,646,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,720| Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,289
| Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +419
| Here: | +10 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +265
| Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.57 millions of gallons per day (23% from ground, 77% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in McDowell County, North Carolina
- 1202020 or later
- 1,6582010 to 2019
- 3,7682000 to 2009
- 3,4831990 to 1999
- 3,1251980 to 1989
- 2,6821970 to 1979
- 2,0021960 to 1969
- 1,8151950 to 1959
- 9441940 to 1949
- 1,5131939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McDowell County, North Carolina
- 941 room
- 402 rooms
- 4123 rooms
- 1,6144 rooms
- 3,2395 rooms
- 3,3796 rooms
- 2,1777 rooms
- 1,4558 rooms
- 1,6369+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McDowell County, North Carolina
- 1041 room
- 2482 rooms
- 4823 rooms
- 1,3294 rooms
- 1,4365 rooms
- 8746 rooms
- 2667 rooms
- 1398 rooms
- 829+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in McDowell County, North Carolina
- 107no bedroom
- 4311 bedroom
- 2,9242 bedrooms
- 8,2043 bedrooms
- 1,8144 bedrooms
- 5225+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McDowell County, North Carolina
- 106no bedroom
- 9571 bedroom
- 1,9262 bedrooms
- 1,8503 bedrooms
- 614 bedrooms
- 585+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in McDowell County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 610no vehicle
- 2,9051 vehicle
- 5,8262 vehicles
- 2,8893 vehicles
- 1,5034 vehicles
- 3395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in McDowell County in renter-occupied apartments
- 541no vehicle
- 1,9691 vehicle
- 1,6862 vehicles
- 6103 vehicles
- 804 vehicles
- 1135+ vehicles
90.4% of McDowell County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in North Carolina.
| McDowell County: | 90.4% |
| State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 32,215
- Other state: 10,618
- Northeast: 2,347
- Midwest: 2,005
- South: 5,422
- West: 837
- 65.7%Electricity
- 14.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.3%Wood
- 2.4%Utility gas
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 69.4%Electricity
- 13.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.5%Wood
- 4.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%No fuel used
- 1.7%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 583
| Here: | 14.9% |
| North Carolina: | 13.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 156
| Here: | 7.1% |
| North Carolina: | 11.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 115
| Here: | 9.0% |
| North Carolina: | 19.3% |
McDowell County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,726,000
- Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,358,000
Hospital Public: $2,235,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,398,000
Higher Education - Other: $728,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $648,000
Other: $341,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $323,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $103,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,098,000
Parks and Recreation: $276,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Water Utilities: $172,000
Housing and Community Development: $128,000
General - Other: $10,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $61,162,000
Other Higher Education: $11,613,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,105,000
Police Protection: $5,685,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,270,000
Health - Other: $3,097,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,838,000
General - Other: $2,214,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,899,000
Financial Administration: $1,319,000
General Public Buildings: $1,279,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,061,000
Central Staff Services: $956,000
Libraries: $641,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $465,000
Parks and Recreation: $404,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $293,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
Water Utilities: $80,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,066,000
General Local Government Support: $285,000
Other: $182,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,117,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $326,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $16,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $570,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,082,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,276,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,788,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,654,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,166,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,115,000
Rents: $695,000
Fines and Forfeits: $446,000
Donations From Private Sources: $179,000
Interest Earnings: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $317,000
Health - Other: $283,000
General - Other: $137,000
General Public Building: $136,000
Financial Administration: $117,000
Solid Waste Management: $89,000
Public Welfare - Other: $88,000
Police Protection: $84,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,000
Housing and Community Development: $39,000
Central Staff Services: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,650,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $116,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $57,389,000
Public Welfare: $6,035,000
Other: $766,000
General Local Government Support: $210,000
Housing and Community Development: $64,000
- Tax - Property: $24,318,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,327,000
Other Selective Sales: $852,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $167,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $138,000
Other License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $38,477,000
McDowell County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,726,000
- Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,358,000
Hospital Public: $2,235,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,398,000
Higher Education - Other: $728,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $648,000
Other: $341,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $323,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $103,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,098,000
Parks and Recreation: $276,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Water Utilities: $172,000
Housing and Community Development: $128,000
General - Other: $10,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $61,162,000
Other Higher Education: $11,613,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,105,000
Police Protection: $5,685,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,270,000
Health - Other: $3,097,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,838,000
General - Other: $2,214,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,899,000
Financial Administration: $1,319,000
General Public Buildings: $1,279,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,061,000
Central Staff Services: $956,000
Libraries: $641,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $465,000
Parks and Recreation: $404,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $293,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
Water Utilities: $80,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,066,000
General Local Government Support: $285,000
Other: $182,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,117,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $326,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $16,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $570,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,082,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,276,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,788,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,654,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,166,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,115,000
Rents: $695,000
Fines and Forfeits: $446,000
Donations From Private Sources: $179,000
Interest Earnings: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $317,000
Health - Other: $283,000
General - Other: $137,000
General Public Building: $136,000
Financial Administration: $117,000
Solid Waste Management: $89,000
Public Welfare - Other: $88,000
Police Protection: $84,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,000
Housing and Community Development: $39,000
Central Staff Services: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,650,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $116,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $57,389,000
Public Welfare: $6,035,000
Other: $766,000
General Local Government Support: $210,000
Housing and Community Development: $64,000
- Tax - Property: $24,318,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,327,000
Other Selective Sales: $852,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $167,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $138,000
Other License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $38,477,000
McDowell County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,726,000
- Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,358,000
Hospital Public: $2,235,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,398,000
Higher Education - Other: $728,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $648,000
Other: $341,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $323,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $103,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,098,000
Parks and Recreation: $276,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Water Utilities: $172,000
Housing and Community Development: $128,000
General - Other: $10,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $61,162,000
Other Higher Education: $11,613,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,105,000
Police Protection: $5,685,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,270,000
Health - Other: $3,097,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,838,000
General - Other: $2,214,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,899,000
Financial Administration: $1,319,000
General Public Buildings: $1,279,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,061,000
Central Staff Services: $956,000
Libraries: $641,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $465,000
Parks and Recreation: $404,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $293,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
Water Utilities: $80,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,066,000
General Local Government Support: $285,000
Other: $182,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,117,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $326,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $16,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $570,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,082,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,276,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,788,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,654,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,166,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,115,000
Rents: $695,000
Fines and Forfeits: $446,000
Donations From Private Sources: $179,000
Interest Earnings: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $317,000
Health - Other: $283,000
General - Other: $137,000
General Public Building: $136,000
Financial Administration: $117,000
Solid Waste Management: $89,000
Public Welfare - Other: $88,000
Police Protection: $84,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,000
Housing and Community Development: $39,000
Central Staff Services: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,650,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $116,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $57,389,000
Public Welfare: $6,035,000
Other: $766,000
General Local Government Support: $210,000
Housing and Community Development: $64,000
- Tax - Property: $24,318,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,327,000
Other Selective Sales: $852,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $167,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $138,000
Other License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $38,477,000
McDowell County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,726,000
- Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,358,000
Hospital Public: $2,235,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,398,000
Higher Education - Other: $728,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $648,000
Other: $341,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $323,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $103,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,098,000
Parks and Recreation: $276,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Water Utilities: $172,000
Housing and Community Development: $128,000
General - Other: $10,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $61,162,000
Other Higher Education: $11,613,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,105,000
Police Protection: $5,685,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,270,000
Health - Other: $3,097,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,838,000
General - Other: $2,214,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,899,000
Financial Administration: $1,319,000
General Public Buildings: $1,279,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,061,000
Central Staff Services: $956,000
Libraries: $641,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $465,000
Parks and Recreation: $404,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $293,000
Natural Resources - Other: $122,000
Water Utilities: $80,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,066,000
General Local Government Support: $285,000
Other: $182,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,117,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $326,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $16,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $570,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,082,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,276,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,788,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,654,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,166,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,115,000
Rents: $695,000
Fines and Forfeits: $446,000
Donations From Private Sources: $179,000
Interest Earnings: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $317,000
Health - Other: $283,000
General - Other: $137,000
General Public Building: $136,000
Financial Administration: $117,000
Solid Waste Management: $89,000
Public Welfare - Other: $88,000
Police Protection: $84,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,000
Housing and Community Development: $39,000
Central Staff Services: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,650,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $116,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $57,389,000
Public Welfare: $6,035,000
Other: $766,000
General Local Government Support: $210,000
Housing and Community Development: $64,000
- Tax - Property: $24,318,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,327,000
Other Selective Sales: $852,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $167,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $138,000
Other License: $114,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $38,477,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,119
- Number of aged recipients: 120
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 999
- Number of recipients under 18: 124
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 711
- Number of recipients older than 64: 284
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 498
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 443
| Most common first names in McDowell County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 328 | 71.8 years |
| William | 273 | 72.9 years |
| John | 230 | 72.9 years |
| Mary | 201 | 77.2 years |
| Robert | 170 | 73.0 years |
| Charles | 145 | 71.0 years |
| George | 111 | 73.5 years |
| Paul | 83 | 71.5 years |
| Ruby | 75 | 76.2 years |
| Fred | 75 | 74.0 years |
| Most common last names in McDowell County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Davis | 140 | 75.2 years |
| Smith | 123 | 74.8 years |
| Hollifield | 123 | 72.9 years |
| Brown | 97 | 74.1 years |
| Williams | 93 | 75.5 years |
| Johnson | 90 | 71.2 years |
| Wilson | 85 | 76.0 years |
| Hensley | 82 | 75.5 years |
| Parker | 78 | 78.0 years |
| Elliott | 75 | 76.7 years |
| Businesses in McDowell County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| FedEx | 4 | U-Haul | 5 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | UPS | 4 | |
| KFC | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | |||
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- #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"