McDowell County, West Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for McDowell County, West Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside West Virginia and the United States.

McDowell County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	McDowell County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,943	1,778,373	334,922,499	1993rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$31,559	$59,608	$80,734	3142nd of 3,221
Median Age	43.7	42.7	38.9	1026th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	6.8%	24.1%	35.7%	3219th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$50,000	$162,600	$332,700	3216th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$643	$872	$1,413	2964th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	34.2%	16.7%	12.5%	89th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.2%	5.4%	5.2%	260th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.6	74.0	n/a	1908th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	1.8%	14.1%	2302nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	66.3	n/a	n/a	3037th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.3%	74.9%	65.2%	1104th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.0	26.6	26.4	86th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	9.1%	15.1%	2803rd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1588th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.0%	46.8%	46.9%	2714th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.1%	n/a	n/a	2304th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in McDowell County, West Virginia

Statistic	McDowell County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.4	19.3	61.4

Age in McDowell County, West Virginia

Statistic	McDowell County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	43.7	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	18.2%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.8%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.9%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in McDowell County, West Virginia

Statistic	McDowell County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	6,467	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.2%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.6%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.1%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.4%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	33.6%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in McDowell County, West Virginia

Statistic	McDowell County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$17,253	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	38.7%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	6.9%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.8%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	34.2%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	61.9%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	36.5%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in McDowell County, West Virginia

Statistic	McDowell County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	9,336	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.3%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.7%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.7%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$337	$865	n/a

Education in McDowell County, West Virginia

Statistic	McDowell County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	24.5%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	50.9%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	17.8%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	4.5%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.3%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in McDowell County, West Virginia

Statistic	McDowell County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	27.1%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.2%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.5%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	22.3%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.7%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in McDowell County, West Virginia

Statistic	McDowell County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.7%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.6%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	2.2%	16.7%

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