McDowell County vs. Mitchell County

McDowell County (NC)Mitchell County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)45,50715,000
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.1%-3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)44,99615,576
Population, Census, April 1, 201044,99615,579
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.1%18.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.5%24.9%
Female persons, percent50.1%50.7%
White alone, percent92.4%96.3%
Black or African American alone, percent4.1%0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.1%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.3%91.8%
Veterans, 2014-20182,760864
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,4608,837
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.8%80.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$113,900$150,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$971$1,040
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$278$321
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$643$591
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.8%6.4%
Building permits, 201812240
Households, 2014-201817,9616,361
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.7%92.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.6%6.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.4%76.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.1%67.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.8%84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.9%18.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201816.4%12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.5%51.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.6%44.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)46,50019,425
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)119,39897,599
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,324,20456,475
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)393,22624,962
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)457,780182,109
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,173$11,850
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.624.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,913$44,186
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,725$23,907
Persons in poverty, percent15.4%16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017740378
Total employment, 201713,5413,918
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)532,838122,627
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.4%1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,6101,183
All firms, 20122,5771,293
Men-owned firms, 20121,429741
Women-owned firms, 2012765262
Minority-owned firms, 201214777
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,3381,164
Veteran-owned firms, 2012274145
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,078906
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200717.8%18.5%
Population per square mile, 2010102.170.4
Land area in square miles, 2010440.61221.43

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between McDowell county (NC) and Mitchell county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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