Castalia vs Dortches

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

Castalia 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 223 in Castalia). Since 2019, Dortches's population has grown faster (+43.0% vs -38.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Castalia	Dortches
Population	223	1,317
Median age	33.7 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,955
Median home value	—	$230,600
Median gross rent	$635	—
Housing units	167	502
Homeownership rate	67.4%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castalia	Dortches
Population	360 → 223 (-38.1%)	921 → 1,317 (+43.0%)
Median household income	$31,389 → $30,000 (-4.4%)	$64,250 → $72,955 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $70,000 (+35.4%)	$186,200 → $230,600 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $635 (+5.5%)	$902 → $1,096 (+21.5%)

Castalia

Population

360223

Median household income

$31,389$30,000

Median home value

$51,700$70,000

Median gross rent

$602$635

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)

	Castalia	Dortches
Under 5	6.7%	9.6%
5 to 17	21.1%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	10.9%
25 to 34	15.7%	7.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	6.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	10.4%
75 and over	9.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castalia	Dortches
White (non-Hispanic)	42.2%	59.5%
Black or African American	55.6%	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castalia	Dortches
No high school diploma	24.1%	5.8%
High school graduate	21.4%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castalia	Dortches
Drove alone	83.1%	79.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castalia	Dortches
1-unit, detached	61.1%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.9%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Castalia	Dortches
Poverty rate	36.8%	9.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1968	1986