Dobson vs Toast

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

Dobson and Toast 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 1,066 in Toast). Dobson has the higher median household income ($44,531 vs $33,914 in Toast). Dobson has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $93,900 in Toast).

Population, income & housing

	Dobson	Toast
Population	1,521	1,066
Median age	37.9 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,531	$33,914
Median home value	$168,300	$93,900
Median gross rent	$544	$857
Housing units	606	566
Homeownership rate	41.3%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobson	Toast
Population	1,646 → 1,521 (-7.6%)	1,564 → 1,066 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$35,956 → $44,531 (+23.8%)	$32,011 → $33,914 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $168,300 (+26.4%)	$94,600 → $93,900 (-0.7%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $544 (-1.6%)	$648 → $857 (+32.3%)

Dobson

Population

1,6461,521

Median household income

$35,956$44,531

Median home value

$133,200$168,300

Median gross rent

$553$544

Toast

Population

1,5641,066

Median household income

$32,011$33,914

Median home value

$94,600$93,900

Median gross rent

$648$857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobson	Toast
Under 5	1.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	9.9%	21.6%
18 to 24	12.6%	12.0%
25 to 34	18.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	15.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.2%	7.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.9%
75 and over	8.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobson	Toast
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	66.5%
Black or African American	13.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobson	Toast
No high school diploma	20.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	24.1%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobson	Toast
Drove alone	69.0%	79.8%
Carpooled	27.8%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.3%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dobson	Toast
1-unit, detached	55.0%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	25.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	32.2%

Poverty & households

	Dobson	Toast
Poverty rate	16.1%	12.0%
Average household size	2.13	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1979	1965