Dobbins Heights

Population: 711
Median household income: $21,389
Median home value: $50,800

Dobbins Heights, a community in Richmond County, North Carolina, has 711 residents. The median household income of $21,389 is below the Richmond County median ($43,626).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dobbins Heights's population declined 18.6% from 874 to 711, while its median home value was little changed from $50,300 to $50,800.

The typical home was built around 1974. 40.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 711
Median age: 48.9 yrs
Median household income: $21,389
Median home value: $50,800
Median gross rent: $665
Housing units: 459
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.6%
Unemployment rate: 31.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

874711

Median household income

$23,382$21,389

Median home value

$50,300$50,800

Median gross rent

$463$665

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	874	$23,382	$50,300	$463
2020	836	$19,583	$46,300	$484
2021	735	$23,810	$45,300	$678
2022	645	$24,167	$48,300	$575
2023	711	$21,389	$50,800	$665

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6424.8%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	83	11.7%
18 to 24	81	11.4%
25 to 34	118	16.6%
35 to 44	67	9.4%
45 to 54	53	7.5%
55 to 64	176	24.8%
65 to 74	82	11.5%
75 and over	51	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	90	12.7%
Black or African American	579	81.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's43.5%

Bachelor's degree2.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	13.2%
High school graduate	223	40.8%
Some college or associate's	238	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	14	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled20.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	165	70.8%
Carpooled	48	20.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.6%
Other means	12	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	20.3%
15 to 29 min	65	28.6%
30 to 44 min	65	28.6%
45 to 59 min	14	6.2%
60+ min	37	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 40.2% (286 of 711)

	Count	Share
Family households	153	42.3%
Nonfamily households	209	57.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	362	78.9%
Vacant	97	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	194	53.6%
Renter-occupied	168	46.4%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	283	61.7%
1-unit, attached	4	0.9%
2 to 4 units	16	3.5%
5 to 19 units	5	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	151	32.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3717325
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9069, -79.6933