Dillsboro vs Webster

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

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

Webster has the higher population (501 vs 215 in Dillsboro). Webster has the higher median household income ($54,444 vs $45,833 in Dillsboro). Webster has the higher median home value ($330,000 vs $225,000 in Dillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Dillsboro	Webster
Population	215	501
Median age	47.2 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,833	$54,444
Median home value	$225,000	$330,000
Median gross rent	$783	$800
Housing units	162	203
Homeownership rate	33.6%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dillsboro	Webster
Population	213 → 215 (+0.9%)	362 → 501 (+38.4%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $45,833 (+26.4%)	$44,375 → $54,444 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$182,400 → $225,000 (+23.4%)	$300,000 → $330,000 (+10.0%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $783 (+7.3%)	$675 → $800 (+18.5%)

Dillsboro

Population

213215

Median household income

$36,250$45,833

Median home value

$182,400$225,000

Median gross rent

$730$783

Webster

Population

362501

Median household income

$44,375$54,444

Median home value

$300,000$330,000

Median gross rent

$675$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dillsboro	Webster
Under 5	1.9%	10.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	32.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	2.2%
25 to 34	16.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	4.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	16.3%	9.4%
75 and over	12.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dillsboro	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	73.7%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.2%	3.2%
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%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dillsboro	Webster
No high school diploma	2.9%	3.2%
High school graduate	21.1%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dillsboro	Webster
Drove alone	84.8%	84.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	12.4%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dillsboro	Webster
1-unit, detached	50.0%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	16.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Dillsboro	Webster
Poverty rate	18.6%	28.8%
Average household size	1.76	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1993	1975