Dobson vs Flat Rock

A side-by-side comparison of Dobson and Flat Rock: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dobson has the higher population (1,521 vs 1,141 in Flat Rock). Flat Rock has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $44,531 in Dobson). Dobson has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $111,700 in Flat Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Dobson	Flat Rock
Population	1,521	1,141
Median age	37.9 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$44,531	$52,188
Median home value	$168,300	$111,700
Median gross rent	$544	$650
Housing units	606	537
Homeownership rate	41.3%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobson	Flat Rock
Population	1,646 → 1,521 (-7.6%)	1,072 → 1,141 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$35,956 → $44,531 (+23.8%)	$30,833 → $52,188 (+69.3%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $168,300 (+26.4%)	$84,500 → $111,700 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $544 (-1.6%)	$589 → $650 (+10.4%)

Dobson

Population

1,6461,521

Median household income

$35,956$44,531

Median home value

$133,200$168,300

Median gross rent

$553$544

Flat Rock

Population

1,0721,141

Median household income

$30,833$52,188

Median home value

$84,500$111,700

Median gross rent

$589$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobson	Flat Rock
Under 5	1.6%	12.7%
5 to 17	9.9%	9.8%
18 to 24	12.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	18.5%	23.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	9.1%
45 to 54	15.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	4.6%
75 and over	8.9%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobson	Flat Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	92.7%
Black or African American	13.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobson	Flat Rock
No high school diploma	20.7%	18.8%
High school graduate	24.1%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobson	Flat Rock
Drove alone	69.0%	93.6%
Carpooled	27.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.4%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dobson	Flat Rock
1-unit, detached	55.0%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	25.7%	1.9%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	34.5%

Poverty & households

	Dobson	Flat Rock
Poverty rate	16.1%	19.2%
Average household size	2.13	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1979	1971