North Carolina · Census place 17325
Dobbins Heights town, NC
Quick answer
Dobbins Heights town has 711 residents, ranking #522 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $21,389, the median home is worth $50,800 and median gross rent runs $665 a month.
- Population
- 711Dobbins Heights town residents
- Median household income
- $21,389Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $50,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $665Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dobbins Heights town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dobbins Heights town median would spend about 37.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 40.2% of residents and 53.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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