Buncombe County vs. McDowell County

Buncombe County (NC)McDowell County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)259,10345,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.7%1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)238,33144,996
Population, Census, April 1, 2010238,31844,996
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.5%20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.0%20.5%
Female persons, percent52.1%50.1%
White alone, percent89.4%92.4%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.4%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.5%87.3%
Veterans, 2014-201817,6392,760
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)126,56721,460
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.8%71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$222,300$113,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,330$971
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$396$278
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$933$643
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.2%6.8%
Building permits, 20181,667122
Households, 2014-2018107,09317,961
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.5%90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.8%6.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%81.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.9%70.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.0%83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201839.2%16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%16.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.5%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%53.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.0%49.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)880,09246,500
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,518,169119,398
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,839,4821,324,204
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,286,734393,226
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,884,191457,780
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,887$10,173
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.123.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,668$40,913
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,439$22,725
Persons in poverty, percent11.5%15.4%
Total employer establishments, 20178,544740
Total employment, 2017121,07313,541
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,836,525532,838
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.8%-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201728,0202,610
All firms, 201228,4982,577
Men-owned firms, 201214,6851,429
Women-owned firms, 201210,468765
Minority-owned firms, 20122,113147
Nonminority-owned firms, 201225,4282,338
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,564274
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201224,5862,078
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.9%17.8%
Population per square mile, 2010362.9102.1
Land area in square miles, 2010656.67440.61

Source: United States Census Bureau

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