8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in McDowell County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $61,151, the median home value about $219,626, and 76.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 8
- ZIP codes
- 78.3K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
McDowell County at a glance
- $61,151
- Median household income
- $219,626
- Median home value
- 47.4
- Median age
- 76.9%
- Owner-occupied
- 41,796
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 McDowell County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28711 | Black Mountain | 12,663 | 71.7% | $74,761 |
| 2 | 28762 | Old Fort | 6,599 | 77.1% | $66,410 |
| 3 | 28777 | Spruce Pine | 10,178 | 76.7% | $63,378 |
| 4 | 28167 | — | 2,253 | 98.6% | $59,732 |
| 5 | 28657 | Linville | 8,188 | 85.4% | $59,702 |
Top 5 McDowell County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28752 | Glenwood | 30,292 | 72.9% | $55,783 |
| 2 | 28711 | Black Mountain | 12,663 | 71.7% | $74,761 |
| 3 | 28777 | Spruce Pine | 10,178 | 76.7% | $63,378 |
| 4 | 28657 | Linville | 8,188 | 85.4% | $59,702 |
| 5 | 28761 | Nebo | 8,150 | 84.3% | $54,869 |
Top 5 McDowell County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
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| 1 | 28752 | Glenwood | 30,292 | 72.9% | $55,783 | $505.3M |
| 2 | 28711 | Black Mountain | 12,663 | 71.7% | $74,761 | $273.8M |
| 3 | 28777 | Spruce Pine | 10,178 | 76.7% | $63,378 | $194M |
| 4 | 28657 | Linville | 8,188 | 85.4% | $59,702 | $189.6M |
| 5 | 28762 | Old Fort | 6,599 | 77.1% | $66,410 | $152.4M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 28777 (Spruce Pine) at 142 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28167 at 31 people/sq mi.
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