Dobson

Population: 1,521
Median household income: $44,531
Median home value: $168,300

Dobson, a community in Surry County, North Carolina, has 1,521 residents. At $44,531, its median household income sits below Surry County's $56,095.

From 2019 to 2023, Dobson's population declined 7.6% from 1,646 to 1,521, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $133,200 to $168,300.

The median resident is 37.9 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,521
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $44,531
Median home value: $168,300
Median gross rent: $544
Housing units: 606
Homeownership rate: 41.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6461,521

Median household income

$35,956$44,531

Median home value

$133,200$168,300

Median gross rent

$553$544

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,646	$35,956	$133,200	$553
2020	1,511	$46,957	$126,600	$653
2021	1,547	$58,191	$134,900	$589
2022	1,812	$54,236	$154,900	$704
2023	1,521	$44,531	$168,300	$544

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 179.9%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	1.6%
5 to 17	150	9.9%
18 to 24	192	12.6%
25 to 34	282	18.5%
35 to 44	221	14.5%
45 to 54	234	15.4%
55 to 64	140	9.2%
65 to 74	143	9.4%
75 and over	135	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	999	65.7%
Black or African American	207	13.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	67	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	200	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	239	20.7%
High school graduate	278	24.1%
Some college or associate's	418	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	150	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	70	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled27.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	372	69.0%
Carpooled	150	27.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	17	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	268	49.7%
15 to 29 min	148	27.5%
30 to 44 min	58	10.8%
45 to 59 min	49	9.1%
60+ min	16	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 16.1% (188 of 1,171)

	Count	Share
Family households	266	49.5%
Nonfamily households	271	50.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	537	88.6%
Vacant	69	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	222	41.3%
Renter-occupied	315	58.7%

1-unit, detached55.0%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units25.7%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	333	55.0%
1-unit, attached	5	0.8%
2 to 4 units	69	11.4%
5 to 19 units	156	25.7%
20 or more units	29	4.8%
Mobile home & other	14	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3717340
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.3926, -80.7237