Dunn vs Lillington

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

Dunn and Lillington 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 4,683 in Lillington). Lillington has the higher median household income ($63,393 vs $47,310 in Dunn). Lillington has the higher median home value ($219,600 vs $178,900 in Dunn).

Population, income & housing

	Dunn	Lillington
Population	8,512	4,683
Median age	44.4 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,310	$63,393
Median home value	$178,900	$219,600
Median gross rent	$780	$934
Housing units	4,161	1,462
Homeownership rate	55.2%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunn	Lillington
Population	9,664 → 8,512 (-11.9%)	3,571 → 4,683 (+31.1%)
Median household income	$30,561 → $47,310 (+54.8%)	$40,000 → $63,393 (+58.5%)
Median home value	$131,400 → $178,900 (+36.1%)	$159,400 → $219,600 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $780 (+6.7%)	$683 → $934 (+36.7%)

Dunn

Population

9,6648,512

Median household income

$30,561$47,310

Median home value

$131,400$178,900

Median gross rent

$731$780

Lillington

Population

3,5714,683

Median household income

$40,000$63,393

Median home value

$159,400$219,600

Median gross rent

$683$934

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunn	Lillington
Under 5	3.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	19.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	13.7%	8.9%
75 and over	9.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunn	Lillington
White (non-Hispanic)	49.5%	46.7%
Black or African American	34.6%	29.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.8%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunn	Lillington
No high school diploma	11.5%	17.4%
High school graduate	36.2%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunn	Lillington
Drove alone	77.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	15.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunn	Lillington
1-unit, detached	67.1%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	10.7%
20 or more units	3.5%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunn	Lillington
Poverty rate	18.6%	6.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1973	2001