Dobson vs Lowgap

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

Dobson and Lowgap 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 226 in Lowgap). Lowgap has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $44,531 in Dobson). Since 2019, Dobson's population has grown faster (-7.6% vs -46.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Dobson	Lowgap
Population	1,521	226
Median age	37.9 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,531	$68,750
Median home value	$168,300	—
Median gross rent	$544	$706
Housing units	606	156
Homeownership rate	41.3%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	19.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobson	Lowgap
Population	1,646 → 1,521 (-7.6%)	425 → 226 (-46.8%)
Median household income	$35,956 → $44,531 (+23.8%)	$77,083 → $68,750 (-10.8%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $168,300 (+26.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$553 → $544 (-1.6%)	$707 → $706 (-0.1%)

Dobson

Population

1,6461,521

Median household income

$35,956$44,531

Median home value

$133,200$168,300

Median gross rent

$553$544

Lowgap

Population

425226

Median household income

$77,083$68,750

Median gross rent

$707$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobson	Lowgap
Under 5	1.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	9.9%	18.6%
18 to 24	12.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	18.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.2%
55 to 64	9.2%	23.9%
65 to 74	9.4%	2.7%
75 and over	8.9%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobson	Lowgap
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	74.8%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobson	Lowgap
No high school diploma	20.7%	17.6%
High school graduate	24.1%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobson	Lowgap
Drove alone	69.0%	59.3%
Carpooled	27.8%	40.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dobson	Lowgap
1-unit, detached	55.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	25.7%	12.8%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Dobson	Lowgap
Poverty rate	16.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.13	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	18	51
Median year structure built	1979	1947