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Nebo, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Nebo is a Census CDP of 1,670 people across 5.30 square miles of land, in McDowell County. Median household income is $50,139, 74.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Nebo
What Nebo is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land315 plus or minus 123
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcDowell County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nebo
How many people live in Nebo
- Population1,670 plus or minus 654
- Median age52.3 plus or minus 17.3
- Population under 18232 plus or minus 177
- Share under 1813.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Population 65 and over320 plus or minus 151
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households757 plus or minus 233
- Family households387 plus or minus 194
- Share of households that are families51.1 percent plus or minus 20.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Nebo
- Median household income$50,139
- Per capita income$24,011 plus or minus $5,393
- Civilian labor force717 plus or minus 290
- Employed717 plus or minus 290
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,146 plus or minus 386
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher60.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Nebo
- Housing units804 plus or minus 223
- Occupied units757 plus or minus 233
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 77
- Vacancy rate5.8 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied567 plus or minus 221
- Renter occupied190 plus or minus 163
- Ownership rate74.9 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$129,800 plus or minus $31,404
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,087
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units503 plus or minus 214
- Share single family62.6 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes301 plus or minus 196
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Nebo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute704 plus or minus 283
- Commuting under 15 minutes124 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.6 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more236 plus or minus 182
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.5 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Drove alone93.9 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Nebo (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,718,500
- Average approval$572,833
- Median approval$241,000
- Largest approval$1,470,000
- Jobs supported40
- Jobs per approval13.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term141 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nebo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
McDowell County, not Nebo
McDowell County context, not Nebo figures
- Establishments in McDowell County822
- Covered employment, McDowell County15,350
- Average annual pay, McDowell County$47,365
- Housing units permitted, McDowell County175
Every figure in this section is published for McDowell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Nebo.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Nebo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Nebo, North Carolina?
1,670, in 757 households. Nebo CDP covers 5.30 square miles of land, which is 315 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Nebo in?
McDowell County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Nebo?
$50,139. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $129,800. Median gross rent is $1,087 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Nebo businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $241,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nebo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Nebo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Nebo. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Nebo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McDowell County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Nebo.
Is zoning published for Nebo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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