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Language Spoken At Home in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 42,204 | 100% |
English only | 39,996 | 94.8% |
Language other than English | 2,208 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 655 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 1,982 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 592 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 149 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 77 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 63 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,926 | 100% |
American | 11,849 | 26.4% |
Arab | 53 | 0.1% |
Czech | 24 | 0.1% |
Danish | 51 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 974 | 2.2% |
English | 4,470 | 9.9% |
French (except Basque) | 585 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 183 | 0.4% |
German | 5,531 | 12.3% |
Greek | 21 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 16 | 0.0% |
Irish | 6,570 | 14.6% |
Italian | 512 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 241 | 0.5% |
Polish | 300 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 4 | 0.0% |
Russian | 90 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,064 | 4.6% |
Scottish | 1,494 | 3.3% |
Slovak | 26 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 55 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 111 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 30 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 191 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 62 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 17,230 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,336 | 65.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,056 | 23.5% |
Married-couple family | 8,669 | 50.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,659 | 15.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 779 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 390 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,888 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,007 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 5,894 | 34.2% |
Householder living alone | 5,250 | 30.5% |
65 years and over | 2,114 | 12.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,585 | 26.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,980 | 28.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 43,834 | 100% |
Householder | 17,230 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 8,653 | 19.7% |
Child | 13,019 | 29.7% |
Other relatives | 3,117 | 7.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,815 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 683 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,206 | 100% |
Never married | 5,374 | 29.5% |
Now married, except separated | 9,284 | 51.0% |
Separated | 599 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 558 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 2,391 | 13.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 18,632 | 100% |
Never married | 4,065 | 21.8% |
Now married, except separated | 9,091 | 48.8% |
Separated | 692 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 2,595 | 13.9% |
Divorced | 2,189 | 11.7% |
Fertility in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 613 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 150 | 24.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 851 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 411 | 48.3% |
Less than 1 year | 122 | 14.3% |
1 or 2 years | 22 | 2.6% |
3 or 4 years | 66 | 7.8% |
5 or more years | 201 | 23.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 411 | 100% |
Who are female | 218 | 53.0% |
Who are married | 315 | 76.6% |
School Enrollment in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,720 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 531 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 489 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,329 | 44.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,115 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 2,256 | 23.2% |
Educational Attainment in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,845 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,190 | 6.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,987 | 12.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,779 | 37.0% |
Some college, no degree | 6,150 | 19.3% |
Associate's degree | 3,174 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,125 | 9.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,440 | 4.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.3% |
Veteran Status in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 35,169 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,692 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 44,014 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,384 | 21.3% |
Under 18 years | 9,709 | 100% |
With a disability | 710 | 7.3% |
18 to 64 years | 27,111 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,308 | 19.6% |
65 years and over | 7,194 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,366 | 46.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 44,258 | 100% |
Same house | 39,567 | 89.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,575 | 10.3% |
Same county | 2,787 | 6.3% |
Different county | 1,788 | 4.0% |
Same state | 1,459 | 3.3% |
Different state | 329 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 116 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,926 | 100% |
Native | 43,471 | 96.8% |
Born in United States | 43,246 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 34,020 | 75.7% |
Different state | 9,226 | 20.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 225 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,455 | 3.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,455 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 430 | 29.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,025 | 70.4% |
Year of Entry in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,680 | 100% |
Native | 225 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 225 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,455 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,455 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mcdowell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,455 | 100% |
Europe | 119 | 8.2% |
Asia | 163 | 11.2% |
Africa | 34 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,096 | 75.3% |
Northern America | 43 | 3.0% |