Dillsboro

Population: 215
Median household income: $45,833
Median home value: $225,000

Dillsboro, a community in Jackson County, North Carolina, has 215 residents. The median household income of $45,833 is below the Jackson County median ($53,479).

From 2019 to 2023, Dillsboro's population held roughly steady from 213 to 215, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $182,400 to $225,000.

Owners occupy 33.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 215
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $45,833
Median home value: $225,000
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 162
Homeownership rate: 33.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

213215

Median household income

$36,250$45,833

Median home value

$182,400$225,000

Median gross rent

$730$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	213	$36,250	$182,400	$730
2020	219	$48,000	$174,100	—
2021	210	$51,250	$172,900	$756
2022	231	$55,625	$200,000	$818
2023	215	$45,833	$225,000	$783

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.9%
5 to 17	24	11.2%
18 to 24	12	5.6%
25 to 34	36	16.7%
35 to 44	30	14.0%
45 to 54	20	9.3%
55 to 64	28	13.0%
65 to 74	35	16.3%
75 and over	26	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	158	73.5%
Black or African American	15	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	4.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.9%
Two or more races	14	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree19.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	2.9%
High school graduate	37	21.1%
Some college or associate's	71	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	28	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	34	19.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	95	84.8%
Carpooled	8	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	5.4%
Other means	3	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	27.4%
15 to 29 min	64	60.4%
30 to 44 min	10	9.4%
45 to 59 min	3	2.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.76
Poverty rate: 18.6% (40 of 215)

	Count	Share
Family households	43	35.2%
Nonfamily households	79	64.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	122	75.3%
Vacant	40	24.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41	33.6%
Renter-occupied	81	66.4%

1-unit, detached50.0%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units16.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	81	50.0%
1-unit, attached	14	8.6%
2 to 4 units	25	15.4%
5 to 19 units	13	8.0%
20 or more units	26	16.0%
Mobile home & other	3	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3717180
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3706, -83.2526