Median Household Income
$57,168
Median Home Value
$171,100
Median Gross Rent
$806/mo
Poverty Rate
14.8%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Homeownership Rate
75.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18.1%
Median Age
44.3
Population Over Time
McDowell County shrank 0.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
44,982
2016
45,013
2018
45,109
2020
45,402
2022
44,629
2024
44,817
Business & Industry
McDowell County has 822 business establishments employing 13,495 people.
Construction
106
Health care and social assistance
102
Other services (except public administration)
91
Accommodation and food services
89
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
56
Professional, scientific, and technical services
40
Real estate and rental and leasing
36
Finance and insurance
33
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.