Dortches vs Middlesex

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

Dortches and Middlesex 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 1,005 in Middlesex). Dortches has the higher median household income ($72,955 vs $49,931 in Middlesex). Dortches has the higher median home value ($230,600 vs $213,800 in Middlesex).

Population, income & housing

	Dortches	Middlesex
Population	1,317	1,005
Median age	42.4 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,955	$49,931
Median home value	$230,600	$213,800
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	502	567
Homeownership rate	79.7%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dortches	Middlesex
Population	921 → 1,317 (+43.0%)	1,145 → 1,005 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$64,250 → $72,955 (+13.5%)	$39,000 → $49,931 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$186,200 → $230,600 (+23.8%)	$119,800 → $213,800 (+78.5%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,096 (+21.5%)	$642 → $875 (+36.3%)

Dortches

Population

9211,317

Median household income

$64,250$72,955

Median home value

$186,200$230,600

Median gross rent

$902$1,096

Middlesex

Population

1,1451,005

Median household income

$39,000$49,931

Median home value

$119,800$213,800

Median gross rent

$642$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dortches	Middlesex
Under 5	9.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.2%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.9%	11.3%
25 to 34	7.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	15.8%
45 to 54	13.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	7.8%
75 and over	7.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dortches	Middlesex
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	51.8%
Black or African American	26.3%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	2.6%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dortches	Middlesex
No high school diploma	5.8%	14.7%
High school graduate	27.9%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dortches	Middlesex
Drove alone	79.9%	74.8%
Carpooled	9.7%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dortches	Middlesex
1-unit, detached	86.1%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Dortches	Middlesex
Poverty rate	9.6%	10.8%
Average household size	2.94	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1986	1978