Bailey vs Dortches

A side-by-side comparison of Bailey and Dortches: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dortches has the higher population (1,317 vs 504 in Bailey). Dortches has the higher median household income ($72,955 vs $48,929 in Bailey). Dortches has the higher median home value ($230,600 vs $124,200 in Bailey).

Population, income & housing

	Bailey	Dortches
Population	504	1,317
Median age	44.5 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,929	$72,955
Median home value	$124,200	$230,600
Median gross rent	$873	—
Housing units	282	502
Homeownership rate	54.8%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bailey	Dortches
Population	529 → 504 (-4.7%)	921 → 1,317 (+43.0%)
Median household income	$39,886 → $48,929 (+22.7%)	$64,250 → $72,955 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $124,200 (+15.9%)	$186,200 → $230,600 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $873 (-3.3%)	$902 → $1,096 (+21.5%)

Bailey

Population

529504

Median household income

$39,886$48,929

Median home value

$107,200$124,200

Median gross rent

$903$873

Dortches

Population

9211,317

Median household income

$64,250$72,955

Median home value

$186,200$230,600

Median gross rent

$902$1,096

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bailey	Dortches
Under 5	7.5%	9.6%
5 to 17	20.4%	16.2%
18 to 24	3.2%	10.9%
25 to 34	6.5%	7.7%
35 to 44	15.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	15.7%	10.4%
75 and over	6.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bailey	Dortches
White (non-Hispanic)	42.3%	59.5%
Black or African American	10.5%	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	6.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	39.3%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bailey	Dortches
No high school diploma	23.1%	5.8%
High school graduate	31.4%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bailey	Dortches
Drove alone	85.5%	79.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bailey	Dortches
1-unit, detached	73.8%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Bailey	Dortches
Poverty rate	25.6%	9.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1958	1986