Dobbins Heights vs Hoffman

A side-by-side comparison of Dobbins Heights and Hoffman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hoffman has the higher population (789 vs 711 in Dobbins Heights). Hoffman has the higher median home value ($52,700 vs $50,800 in Dobbins Heights). Since 2019, Hoffman's population has grown faster (+12.6% vs -18.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dobbins Heights	Hoffman
Population	711	789
Median age	48.9 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$21,389	—
Median home value	$50,800	$52,700
Median gross rent	$665	$774
Housing units	459	250
Homeownership rate	53.6%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	3.2%
Unemployment rate	31.3%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobbins Heights	Hoffman
Population	874 → 711 (-18.6%)	701 → 789 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$23,382 → $21,389 (-8.5%)	$32,697 → $35,781 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$50,300 → $50,800 (+1.0%)	$71,700 → $52,700 (-26.5%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $665 (+43.6%)	$783 → $774 (-1.1%)

Dobbins Heights

Population

874711

Median household income

$23,382$21,389

Median home value

$50,300$50,800

Median gross rent

$463$665

Hoffman

Population

701789

Median household income

$32,697$35,781

Median home value

$71,700$52,700

Median gross rent

$783$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobbins Heights	Hoffman
Under 5	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	11.7%	7.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	12.7%
25 to 34	16.6%	32.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	6.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	24.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	4.8%
75 and over	7.2%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobbins Heights	Hoffman
White (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	18.9%
Black or African American	81.4%	69.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	9.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobbins Heights	Hoffman
No high school diploma	13.2%	41.5%
High school graduate	40.8%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobbins Heights	Hoffman
Drove alone	70.8%	96.5%
Carpooled	20.6%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.0%
Other means	5.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dobbins Heights	Hoffman
1-unit, detached	61.7%	48.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.9%	51.6%

Poverty & households

	Dobbins Heights	Hoffman
Poverty rate	40.2%	40.7%
Average household size	1.96	3.85
Mean commute (minutes)	40	28
Median year structure built	1974	1992