Dobson vs Pilot Mountain

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

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

Pilot Mountain has the higher population (1,584 vs 1,521 in Dobson). Pilot Mountain has the higher median household income ($48,239 vs $44,531 in Dobson). Pilot Mountain has the higher median home value ($185,200 vs $168,300 in Dobson).

Population, income & housing

	Dobson	Pilot Mountain
Population	1,521	1,584
Median age	37.9 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,531	$48,239
Median home value	$168,300	$185,200
Median gross rent	$544	$895
Housing units	606	755
Homeownership rate	41.3%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobson	Pilot Mountain
Population	1,646 → 1,521 (-7.6%)	1,649 → 1,584 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$35,956 → $44,531 (+23.8%)	$36,250 → $48,239 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $168,300 (+26.4%)	$141,500 → $185,200 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $544 (-1.6%)	$678 → $895 (+32.0%)

Dobson

Population

1,6461,521

Median household income

$35,956$44,531

Median home value

$133,200$168,300

Median gross rent

$553$544

Pilot Mountain

Population

1,6491,584

Median household income

$36,250$48,239

Median home value

$141,500$185,200

Median gross rent

$678$895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobson	Pilot Mountain
Under 5	1.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	9.9%	16.4%
18 to 24	12.6%	11.7%
25 to 34	18.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.9%
55 to 64	9.2%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.5%
75 and over	8.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobson	Pilot Mountain
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	90.2%
Black or African American	13.6%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobson	Pilot Mountain
No high school diploma	20.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	24.1%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobson	Pilot Mountain
Drove alone	69.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	27.8%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.9%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dobson	Pilot Mountain
1-unit, detached	55.0%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	25.7%	14.2%
20 or more units	4.8%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Dobson	Pilot Mountain
Poverty rate	16.1%	15.4%
Average household size	2.13	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1979	1965