Dunn

Population: 8,512
Median household income: $47,310
Median home value: $178,900

Located in Harnett County, North Carolina, Dunn is a community with a population of 8,512. Its median household income of $47,310 runs below the Harnett County figure of $69,012.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dunn's population declined 11.9% from 9,664 to 8,512, while its median home value rose 36.1% from $131,400 to $178,900.

The median gross rent is $780. 21.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,512
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $47,310
Median home value: $178,900
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 4,161
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,6648,512

Median household income

$30,561$47,310

Median home value

$131,400$178,900

Median gross rent

$731$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,664	$30,561	$131,400	$731
2020	9,738	$34,464	$135,500	$719
2021	8,616	$37,409	$142,900	$735
2022	8,549	$41,843	$165,700	$760
2023	8,512	$47,310	$178,900	$780

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	317	3.7%
5 to 17	1,431	16.8%
18 to 24	741	8.7%
25 to 34	1,067	12.5%
35 to 44	757	8.9%
45 to 54	1,101	12.9%
55 to 64	1,098	12.9%
65 to 74	1,164	13.7%
75 and over	836	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,212	49.5%
Black or African American	2,944	34.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.5%
Asian	41	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.3%
Two or more races	208	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,038	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	695	11.5%
High school graduate	2,179	36.2%
Some college or associate's	1,863	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	826	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	460	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,660	77.0%
Carpooled	532	15.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	185	5.4%
Other means	62	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,249	38.2%
15 to 29 min	716	21.9%
30 to 44 min	664	20.3%
45 to 59 min	283	8.7%
60+ min	357	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 18.6% (1,546 of 8,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,036	55.6%
Nonfamily households	1,628	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,664	88.1%
Vacant	497	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,022	55.2%
Renter-occupied	1,642	44.8%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,790	67.1%
1-unit, attached	227	5.5%
2 to 4 units	668	16.1%
5 to 19 units	308	7.4%
20 or more units	144	3.5%
Mobile home & other	24	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3718320
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.3116, -78.6130