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Dobson, NC
Demographic Data




Dobson Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Dobson Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

1,463

Age

Under 5 Years:
1.6%
5 - 17:
9.9%
18 - 24:
12.6%
25 - 34:
18.5%
35 - 54:
29.9%
55 - 64:
9.2%
Over 65 Years:
18.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.0%
6.0%
79.3%
79.3%
19.0%
19.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Dobson
USA
$25,000
$25,000
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Dobson
USA
$44,531
$44,531
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

16.1%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Education
Healthcare
Retail
Construction
Other
Transportation
Public Service
Wholesale
Arts
Accommodation
Information Technology
33.0%
33.0%
14.4%
14.4%
12.2%
12.2%
10.7%
10.7%
4.8%
4.8%
4.6%
4.6%
3.9%
3.9%
3.1%
3.1%
3.0%
3.0%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
65.7%
65.7%
13.6%
13.6%
13.1%
13.1%
4.4%
4.4%
3.2%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Italian
Czech
Ethiopian
Scottish
Welsh
European
Syrian
Scots-Irish
Dutch
African
Norwegian
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
11.6%
11.6%
8.5%
8.5%
5.7%
5.7%
1.6%
1.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
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0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
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0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Arabic
Italian
Greek
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Polish
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Korean
Japanese
83.0%
83.0%
10.5%
10.5%
4.4%
4.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Dobson Residents

9.3%


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