Dillsboro vs Glenville

A side-by-side comparison of Dillsboro and Glenville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dillsboro has the higher population (215 vs 130 in Glenville). Since 2019, Glenville's population has grown faster (+202.3% vs +0.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dillsboro	Glenville
Population	215	130
Median age	47.2 yrs	67.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,833	—
Median home value	$225,000	—
Median gross rent	$783	—
Housing units	162	238
Homeownership rate	33.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dillsboro	Glenville
Population	213 → 215 (+0.9%)	43 → 130 (+202.3%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $45,833 (+26.4%)	$40,809 → $92,667 (+127.1%)
Median home value	$182,400 → $225,000 (+23.4%)	$341,300 → $456,500 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $783 (+7.3%)	—

Dillsboro

Population

213215

Median household income

$36,250$45,833

Median home value

$182,400$225,000

Median gross rent

$730$783

Glenville

Population

43130

Median household income

$40,809$92,667

Median home value

$341,300$456,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dillsboro	Glenville
Under 5	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	17.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	23.1%
65 to 74	16.3%	36.2%
75 and over	12.1%	23.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dillsboro	Glenville
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dillsboro	Glenville
No high school diploma	2.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	25.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dillsboro	Glenville
Drove alone	84.8%	25.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	74.4%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dillsboro	Glenville
1-unit, detached	50.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	16.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dillsboro	Glenville
Poverty rate	18.6%	25.4%
Average household size	1.76	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1993	1995