Median Household Income
$31,559
Median Home Value
$50,000
Median Gross Rent
$643/mo
Poverty Rate
34.2%
Unemployment Rate
8.2%
Homeownership Rate
77.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6.8%
Median Age
43.7
Population Over Time
McDowell County shrank 15.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
21,281
2016
20,273
2018
19,217
2020
18,083
2022
18,911
2024
17,943
Business & Industry
McDowell County has 213 business establishments employing 2,253 people.
Health care and social assistance
31
Other services (except public administration)
27
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
16
Accommodation and food services
14
Finance and insurance
9
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
7
Construction
7
Information
7
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.