For population 15 years and over in West Marion CDP:
Never married: 19.6%
Now married: 54.2%
Separated: 5.9%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 10.2%
54 residents are foreign born (3.1% Latin America).
This place:
3.5%
North Carolina:
5.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $452 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $330 (0.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Asheville, NC (30.6 miles , pop. 68,889).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (74.1 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (480.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
West Marion-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.1 miles away from the West Marion place center killed 4 peopleand injured 52 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 tornado 30.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 peopleand injured 35 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
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 the city 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 West Marion 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 the city 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 West Marion 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 the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in McDowell County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near West Marion:
THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; MARION, NC)
SPRUCE PINE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; SPRUCE PINE, NC)
RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Marion:
University of North Carolina at Asheville (about 31 miles; Asheville, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,135)
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (about 31 miles; Asheville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,312)
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (about 34 miles; Hudson, NC; FT enrollment: 2,172)
Gardner-Webb University (about 35 miles; Boiling Springs, NC; FT enrollment: 2,457)
Catawba Valley Community College (about 42 miles; Hickory, NC; FT enrollment: 2,135)
Appalachian State University (about 43 miles; Boone, NC; FT enrollment: 14,923)
University of South Carolina-Upstate (about 47 miles; Spartanburg, SC; FT enrollment: 4,162)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.3. This is about average.
City:
30.3
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 20.8. This is about average.Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
20.8
U.S.:
24.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.06. This is about average.Closest monitor was 2.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.06
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.1%
(3.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 68.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.3 people
North Carolina:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
64.8%
Whole state:
67.7%
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)
Religion statistics for West Marion (based on McDowell County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.92%
Here
47.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
62.7%
12.5%
6.9%
3.4%
2.3%
Congregations
38.3%
16.8%
10.3%
5.6%
4.7%
Name
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Presbyterian Church in America
Catholic Church
The Wesleyan Church
Other
Adherents
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.3%
5.8%
Congregations
4.7%
1.9%
0.9%
1.9%
15.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 11
McDowell County:
2.53 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
McDowell County:
1.38 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
McDowell County:
6.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 25
Here:
5.75 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
10.9%
North Carolina:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
McDowell County:
32.2%
North Carolina:
28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
13.2%
State:
15.6%
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.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
