McDowell

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of McDowell.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
McDowell	County	35,681	42,151	44,996	44,583	45,269	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in McDowell.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Marion	City	McDowell	6,065	7,453	8,150	7,744	7,534	→
Old Fort	Town	McDowell	937	926	903	814	833	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	22,615
Females	21,963

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	8,773
18-64 years	26,430
65+ years	9,375

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,007
70-79 years	4,292
60-69 years	6,535
50-59 years	6,385
40-49 years	5,578
30-39 years	5,151
20-29 years	4,903
10-19 years	5,222
0-9 years	4,505

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	32,547
Urban	12,031

»Race« (C 2020)
White	38,356
Black/African American	1,732
Indigenous	216
Asian	388
Some other	1,777
2 or more	2,109

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	2,947
Other	41,631