Dobbins Heights vs Norman

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

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

Dobbins Heights has the higher population (711 vs 138 in Norman). Norman has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $21,389 in Dobbins Heights). Dobbins Heights has the higher median home value ($50,800 vs $37,500 in Norman).

Population, income & housing

	Dobbins Heights	Norman
Population	711	138
Median age	48.9 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$21,389	$63,125
Median home value	$50,800	$37,500
Median gross rent	$665	—
Housing units	459	45
Homeownership rate	53.6%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	31.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobbins Heights	Norman
Population	874 → 711 (-18.6%)	163 → 138 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$23,382 → $21,389 (-8.5%)	$38,542 → $63,125 (+63.8%)
Median home value	$50,300 → $50,800 (+1.0%)	$65,000 → $37,500 (-42.3%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $665 (+43.6%)	$538 → $754 (+40.1%)

Dobbins Heights

Population

874711

Median household income

$23,382$21,389

Median home value

$50,300$50,800

Median gross rent

$463$665

Norman

Population

163138

Median household income

$38,542$63,125

Median home value

$65,000$37,500

Median gross rent

$538$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobbins Heights	Norman
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	29.7%
18 to 24	11.4%	10.9%
25 to 34	16.6%	3.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	5.1%
45 to 54	7.5%	27.5%
55 to 64	24.8%	7.2%
65 to 74	11.5%	7.2%
75 and over	7.2%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobbins Heights	Norman
White (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	73.2%
Black or African American	81.4%	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobbins Heights	Norman
No high school diploma	13.2%	11.0%
High school graduate	40.8%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobbins Heights	Norman
Drove alone	70.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	20.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
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	Norman
1-unit, detached	61.7%	84.4%
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%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Dobbins Heights	Norman
Poverty rate	40.2%	37.7%
Average household size	1.96	4.45
Mean commute (minutes)	40	28
Median year structure built	1974	1946