Auxier vs McDowell

A side-by-side comparison of Auxier and McDowell: population, income, housing, and more.

Auxier and McDowell are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Auxier has the higher population (795 vs 549 in McDowell). Auxier has the higher median household income ($113,565 vs $35,576 in McDowell). Auxier has the higher median home value ($116,000 vs $73,600 in McDowell).

Population, income & housing

	Auxier	McDowell
Population	795	549
Median age	46.9 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$113,565	$35,576
Median home value	$116,000	$73,600
Housing units	255	344
Homeownership rate	92.0%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	28.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auxier	McDowell
Population	1,045 → 795 (-23.9%)	656 → 549 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$56,806 → $113,565 (+99.9%)	$28,319 → $35,576 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $116,000 (+58.0%)	$70,400 → $73,600 (+4.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$411 → $835 (+103.2%)

Auxier

Population

1,045795

Median household income

$56,806$113,565

Median home value

$73,400$116,000

McDowell

Population

656549

Median household income

$28,319$35,576

Median home value

$70,400$73,600

Median gross rent

$411$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auxier	McDowell
Under 5	3.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	1.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	3.3%	0.4%
45 to 54	24.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	20.0%	21.3%
65 to 74	14.5%	11.7%
75 and over	0.6%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auxier	McDowell
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	99.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auxier	McDowell
No high school diploma	11.0%	11.2%
High school graduate	29.8%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auxier	McDowell
Drove alone	89.0%	71.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auxier	McDowell
1-unit, detached	78.0%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Auxier	McDowell
Poverty rate	16.9%	41.0%
Average household size	3.14	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1946	1985