CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dobbins Heights

North Carolina · 1,144 residents · 0.88 sq mi

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With 1,144 people, Dobbins Heights is a city in North Carolina. Households here earn about 53% less than in North Carolina as a whole. The poverty rate is 30.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $23,100. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Households take in $12,448 at the median, 59% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,144

+22%vs 2000

vs 936 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

+2%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024560

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(72)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(73)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(116)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(93)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(66)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(134)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(183)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(110)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(78)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(126)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(76)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,448

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,193 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,052

−41%vs 2000

vs $12,050 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,100

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$239

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $386 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.8%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

35.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic13.6%(127)

Black83.3%(780)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(8)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic13.6%(156)

Black86%(984)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(10)

Puerto Rican1.1%(6)

Ancestry

American5.5%(31)

English2.5%(14)

German0.9%(5)

Irish0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.9%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 17.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married62.4%(146)

Married22.6%(53)

Widowed1.3%(3)

Divorced13.7%(32)

Women 15+

Never married48.5%(126)

Married24.6%(64)

Widowed11.2%(29)

Divorced15.8%(41)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.2%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

21.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

33.5%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

65.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era91.7%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 12 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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