Dunn vs Erwin

A side-by-side comparison of Dunn and Erwin: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunn and Erwin are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dunn has the higher population (8,512 vs 4,617 in Erwin). Erwin has the higher median household income ($50,077 vs $47,310 in Dunn). Dunn has the higher median home value ($178,900 vs $150,400 in Erwin).

Population, income & housing

	Dunn	Erwin
Population	8,512	4,617
Median age	44.4 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,310	$50,077
Median home value	$178,900	$150,400
Median gross rent	$780	$1,085
Housing units	4,161	2,030
Homeownership rate	55.2%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunn	Erwin
Population	9,664 → 8,512 (-11.9%)	5,035 → 4,617 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$30,561 → $47,310 (+54.8%)	$40,714 → $50,077 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$131,400 → $178,900 (+36.1%)	$91,000 → $150,400 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $780 (+6.7%)	$824 → $1,085 (+31.7%)

Dunn

Population

9,6648,512

Median household income

$30,561$47,310

Median home value

$131,400$178,900

Median gross rent

$731$780

Erwin

Population

5,0354,617

Median household income

$40,714$50,077

Median home value

$91,000$150,400

Median gross rent

$824$1,085

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunn	Erwin
Under 5	3.7%	8.6%
5 to 17	16.8%	10.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	15.7%
35 to 44	8.9%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	17.0%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.6%
75 and over	9.8%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunn	Erwin
White (non-Hispanic)	49.5%	64.0%
Black or African American	34.6%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.7%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunn	Erwin
No high school diploma	11.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	36.2%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunn	Erwin
Drove alone	77.0%	82.6%
Carpooled	15.4%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.4%	2.4%
Other means	1.8%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunn	Erwin
1-unit, detached	67.1%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Dunn	Erwin
Poverty rate	18.6%	11.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1973	1959