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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mcdowell County is $14,813, which is much lower than the state average of $23,237 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Mcdowell County median household income is $23,607, which has grown by 39.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 40.01% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mcdowell County residents spend 26.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #55

Mcdowell County	14,813 USD
West Virginia	23,237 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mcdowell County	25,734 USD
West Virginia	27,022 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mcdowell County	34,384 USD
West Virginia	34,030 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mcdowell County	20,225 USD
West Virginia	21,583 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #55

Mcdowell County	23,607 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mcdowell County	36,425 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #30

Mcdowell County	39.43%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mcdowell County		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.14%	$2,572, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	49.77%	$15,639, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.43%	$2,611, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.62%	$11,540, see rank	23.52%	$17,388	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mcdowell County	33,084 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mcdowell County	43,811 USD
West Virginia	67,024 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mcdowell County	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$23,853, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$21,938, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
Two or More Races	$23,750, see rank	$32,023	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mcdowell County	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$18,611, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$27,070, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$24,324, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$22,229, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mcdowell County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,408, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	8,685, 49.89%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,933, 33.77%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,933, 33.77%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,423, 82.61%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	510, 17.39%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,752, 66.23%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	8,723, 50.11%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,612, 29.94%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,612, 29.94%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,407, 92.15%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	205, 7.85%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,111, 70.06%, see rank	50.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mcdowell County	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,711, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,067, 86.33%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	436, 9.25%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.08%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	76, 1.61%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 0.51%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	104, 2.21%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mcdowell County	26.7 minutes
West Virginia	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mcdowell County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,830	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	2,423, 50.17%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	310, 12.79%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	462, 19.07%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	139, 5.74%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	788, 32.52%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	573, 23.65%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	2,407, 49.83%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	824, 34.23%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	660, 27.42%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	873, 36.27%, see rank	34.05%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.33%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 1.74%, see rank	4.03%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mcdowell County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,830, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	963, 19.94%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	104, 2.15%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	125, 2.59%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15, 0.31%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	626, 12.96%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	385, 7.97%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	47, 0.97%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	243, 5.03%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	254, 5.26%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,413, 29.25%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	86, 1.78%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	424, 8.78%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	145, 3.00%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mcdowell County	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,145	35.21%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,555	28.58%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.