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Home inspectors in McDowell County, NC
How McDowell County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $251.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,518 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 48
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 45,198
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in McDowell County spend about $251.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,518 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.
There are 2 home inspectors on map listings in McDowell County as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in McDowell County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McDowell County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 home inspectors on map listings, McDowell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How McDowell County compares
The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | McDowell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 48 | 102 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,133 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.5% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,518 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $57,168 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in McDowell County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in McDowell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,198+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,638
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 440 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $57,168+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,753
- Median home value
- $171,100
- Jobs located here
- 15,917
- Daytime population
- 39,859Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham County, NC | 69 | 6 | 0.4 | 145 | +7.7% | #64 of 415 |
| 2Wake County, NC | 59 | 34 | 0.7 | 91 | +11.2% | #129 of 415 |
| 3Mecklenburg County, NC | 58 | 36 | 0.8 | 82 | +10.5% | #134 of 415 |
| 4Guilford County, NC | 57 | 9 | 0.4 | 138 | +4.4% | #135 of 415 |
| 5Union County, NC | 54 | 6 | 0.7 | 93 | +11.7% | #167 of 415 |
| 6Onslow County, NC | 51 | 5 | 0.7 | 82 | +6.0% | #193 of 415 |
| 7Johnston County, NC | 47 | 7 | 0.8 | 72 | +17.9% | #222 of 415 |
| 8Cabarrus County, NC | 46 | 7 | 0.8 | 75 | +9.9% | #231 of 415 |
| 9Brunswick County, NC | 45 | 7 | 1.0 | 57 | +26.5% | #249 of 415 |
| 10New Hanover County, NC | 41 | 9 | 0.9 | 69 | +8.6% | #275 of 415 |
| McDowell County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.1 | 48 | +1.5% |
Other business types in McDowell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in McDowell County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 home inspectors in McDowell County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in McDowell County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in McDowell County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $251.9M a year, or $13,518 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,638 households in McDowell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDowell County, NC compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
McDowell County has 2 home inspectors on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, McDowell County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is McDowell County, NC growing?
Population estimates put McDowell County at 45,198 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,638 households. The median household income in McDowell County is $57,168 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. McDowell County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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