Dunn vs Spout Springs

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

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

Spout Springs has the higher population (11,073 vs 8,512 in Dunn). Spout Springs has the higher median household income ($87,905 vs $47,310 in Dunn). Spout Springs has the higher median home value ($310,100 vs $178,900 in Dunn).

Population, income & housing

	Dunn	Spout Springs
Population	8,512	11,073
Median age	44.4 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,310	$87,905
Median home value	$178,900	$310,100
Median gross rent	$780	$1,794
Housing units	4,161	3,871
Homeownership rate	55.2%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunn	Spout Springs
Population	9,664 → 8,512 (-11.9%)	9,879 → 11,073 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$30,561 → $47,310 (+54.8%)	$94,176 → $87,905 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$131,400 → $178,900 (+36.1%)	$233,400 → $310,100 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $780 (+6.7%)	$1,700 → $1,794 (+5.5%)

Dunn

Population

9,6648,512

Median household income

$30,561$47,310

Median home value

$131,400$178,900

Median gross rent

$731$780

Spout Springs

Population

9,87911,073

Median household income

$94,176$87,905

Median home value

$233,400$310,100

Median gross rent

$1,700$1,794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunn	Spout Springs
Under 5	3.7%	11.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	21.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	4.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	22.8%
35 to 44	8.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	7.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	4.3%
75 and over	9.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunn	Spout Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	49.5%	48.8%
Black or African American	34.6%	20.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.3%	1.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunn	Spout Springs
No high school diploma	11.5%	4.6%
High school graduate	36.2%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunn	Spout Springs
Drove alone	77.0%	80.0%
Carpooled	15.4%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	5.4%	8.2%
Other means	1.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunn	Spout Springs
1-unit, detached	67.1%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Dunn	Spout Springs
Poverty rate	18.6%	5.8%
Average household size	2.27	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1973	2009