Dobson vs White Plains

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

Dobson and White Plains 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 876 in White Plains). White Plains has the higher median household income ($52,813 vs $44,531 in Dobson). White Plains has the higher median home value ($233,900 vs $168,300 in Dobson).

Population, income & housing

	Dobson	White Plains
Population	1,521	876
Median age	37.9 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,531	$52,813
Median home value	$168,300	$233,900
Median gross rent	$544	$545
Housing units	606	492
Homeownership rate	41.3%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobson	White Plains
Population	1,646 → 1,521 (-7.6%)	1,094 → 876 (-19.9%)
Median household income	$35,956 → $44,531 (+23.8%)	$43,984 → $52,813 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $168,300 (+26.4%)	$99,800 → $233,900 (+134.4%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $544 (-1.6%)	$503 → $545 (+8.3%)

Dobson

Population

1,6461,521

Median household income

$35,956$44,531

Median home value

$133,200$168,300

Median gross rent

$553$544

White Plains

Population

1,094876

Median household income

$43,984$52,813

Median home value

$99,800$233,900

Median gross rent

$503$545

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobson	White Plains
Under 5	1.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	9.9%	14.4%
18 to 24	12.6%	3.3%
25 to 34	18.5%	4.3%
35 to 44	14.5%	4.9%
45 to 54	15.4%	25.0%
55 to 64	9.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	9.4%	15.9%
75 and over	8.9%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobson	White Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobson	White Plains
No high school diploma	20.7%	14.3%
High school graduate	24.1%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobson	White Plains
Drove alone	69.0%	91.4%
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%	8.6%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dobson	White Plains
1-unit, detached	55.0%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	25.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Dobson	White Plains
Poverty rate	16.1%	12.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	18	39
Median year structure built	1979	1971