Dobson vs Mount Airy

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

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

Mount Airy has the higher population (10,631 vs 1,521 in Dobson). Dobson has the higher median household income ($44,531 vs $39,873 in Mount Airy). Mount Airy has the higher median home value ($176,600 vs $168,300 in Dobson).

Population, income & housing

	Dobson	Mount Airy
Population	1,521	10,631
Median age	37.9 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,531	$39,873
Median home value	$168,300	$176,600
Median gross rent	$544	$699
Housing units	606	5,433
Homeownership rate	41.3%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobson	Mount Airy
Population	1,646 → 1,521 (-7.6%)	10,193 → 10,631 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$35,956 → $44,531 (+23.8%)	$38,515 → $39,873 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $168,300 (+26.4%)	$153,700 → $176,600 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $544 (-1.6%)	$612 → $699 (+14.2%)

Dobson

Population

1,6461,521

Median household income

$35,956$44,531

Median home value

$133,200$168,300

Median gross rent

$553$544

Mount Airy

Population

10,19310,631

Median household income

$38,515$39,873

Median home value

$153,700$176,600

Median gross rent

$612$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobson	Mount Airy
Under 5	1.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	9.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	12.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	18.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.8%
45 to 54	15.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.9%
75 and over	8.9%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobson	Mount Airy
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	83.3%
Black or African American	13.6%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	4.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobson	Mount Airy
No high school diploma	20.7%	16.1%
High school graduate	24.1%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobson	Mount Airy
Drove alone	69.0%	79.9%
Carpooled	27.8%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.5%
Other means	3.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dobson	Mount Airy
1-unit, detached	55.0%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	25.7%	10.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Dobson	Mount Airy
Poverty rate	16.1%	27.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1979	1967