McDowell County vs. Burke County

McDowell County (NC)Burke County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)45,50790,382
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.1%-0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)44,99690,832
Population, Census, April 1, 201044,99690,912
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.1%18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.5%20.2%
Female persons, percent50.1%50.0%
White alone, percent92.4%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent4.1%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.1%3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.3%81.4%
Veterans, 2014-20182,7606,206
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,46041,314
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.8%72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$113,900$116,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$971$1,021
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$278$326
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$643$642
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.8%8.9%
Building permits, 2018122285
Households, 2014-201817,96134,672
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.7%87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.6%8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.4%78.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.1%68.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.8%80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.9%16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201816.4%14.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.5%56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.6%53.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)46,50097,235
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)119,398461,466
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,324,2042,804,569
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)393,226226,190
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)457,780680,513
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,173$7,519
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.621.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,913$42,516
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,725$23,466
Persons in poverty, percent15.4%14.0%
Total employer establishments, 20177401,438
Total employment, 201713,54123,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)532,838816,745
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.4%5.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,6105,224
All firms, 20122,5776,660
Men-owned firms, 20121,4294,184
Women-owned firms, 20127651,759
Minority-owned firms, 2012147511
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,3385,967
Veteran-owned firms, 2012274650
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,0785,661
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.3%
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%23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010102.1179.3
Land area in square miles, 2010440.61507.10

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