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McDowell, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
McDowell is a Census CDP of 58 people across 1.02 square miles of land, in Highland County. 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches McDowell through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 58 with a margin of error of plus or minus 43, which is 74.1 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
McDowell
What McDowell is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.02 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land57 plus or minus 42
- County holding the largest share of its areaHighland 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.
McDowell
How many people live in McDowell
- Population58 plus or minus 43
- Median age32.3 plus or minus 61.1
- Population under 1820 plus or minus 23
- Share under 1834.5 percent plus or minus 29.8
- Population 65 and over20 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over34.5 percent plus or minus 43.0
- Households27 plus or minus 23
- Family households12 plus or minus 13
- Share of households that are families44.4 percent plus or minus 29.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McDowell
Income and work in McDowell
- Per capita income$27,286 plus or minus $6,359
- Civilian labor force18 plus or minus 22
- Employed18 plus or minus 22
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over38 plus or minus 28
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.8 percent plus or minus 40.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.3 percent plus or minus 34.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McDowell
Housing in McDowell
- Housing units27 plus or minus 23
- Occupied units27 plus or minus 23
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied27 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$59,000 plus or minus $28,773
- Single family units27 plus or minus 26
- Share single family100.0 percent plus or minus 48.1
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McDowell
How McDowell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute18 plus or minus 22
- Commuting under 15 minutes2 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.1 percent plus or minus 72.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more77.8 percent plus or minus 98.9
- Drove alone11.1 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Carpooled77.8 percent plus or minus 67.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked11.1 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Highland County, not McDowell
Highland County context, not McDowell figures
- Establishments in Highland County79
- Covered employment, Highland County615
- Average annual pay, Highland County$44,493
- Housing units permitted, Highland County12
Every figure in this section is published for Highland County as a whole and is not a measurement of McDowell.
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
McDowell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in McDowell, Virginia?
58, in 27 households. McDowell CDP covers 1.02 square miles of land, which is 57 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is McDowell in?
Highland County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Are the county figures on this page McDowell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Highland 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 McDowell.
Is zoning published for McDowell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.