West Marion, North Carolina

Back to West Marion, NC housing info, McDowell County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for West Marion, NC McDowell County Population in July 2007: 1,605. Males: 738   (46.0%) Females: 867   (54.0%) Median resident age:   38.3 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28752. Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,665 (it was $26,151 in 2000) West Marion:   $28,665 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,587 West Marion:   $17,587 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,627 (it was $61,300 in 2000) West Marion:   $88,627 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,047; Detached houses: $117,369; Townhouses or other attached units: $132,714; In 2-unit structures: $86,646; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,108; Mobile homes: $31,427 West Marion, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in West Marion: White Non-Hispanic (90.7%) Black (5.1%) Hispanic (2.2%) Other race (1.7%) Two or more races (1.3%) American Indian (1.0%) 2008 cost of living index in West Marion: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Discuss West Marion, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Ancestries: United States (22.9%), English (11.6%), Irish (11.1%), Scotch-Irish (7.3%), German (7.0%), Italian (2.8%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 1440 feet Land area: 1.87 square miles. Population density: 857 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in West Marion, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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West Marion-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 10% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.1 miles away from the West Marion place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 30.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

West Marion-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 46.3 miles away from West Marion center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from West Marion center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2007 at 10:04:46, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 12.3 miles away from West Marion center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Church in West Marion: Ashworth Road Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.8%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This place:	17.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

This place:	8.7%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Marion, NC

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5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.11%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Buncombe County, NC	0.94% ($30,613 average AGI)
from Burke County, NC	0.53% ($26,154)
from Mitchell County, NC	0.20% ($27,448)

4.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,377 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.86%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Buncombe County, NC	0.71% ($35,279 average AGI)
to Burke County, NC	0.71% ($31,806)
to Mitchell County, NC	0.18% ($25,731)