Housing data for Dobbins Heights, NC
Dobbins Heights, NC has an estimated 560 residents and 350 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Richmond County.
45.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $577 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−35.9%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 560 (±210)
- Housing units
- 350 (±94)
- Households that rent
- 45.5%
- Median gross rent
- $577
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −35.9%
What stands out in Dobbins Heights
Median home value: $56,000 (±$37,439) in Dobbins Heights, lower than in Richmond County ($127,800).
Median household income: $18,958 (±$8,303) in Dobbins Heights, lower than in Richmond County ($44,883).
Median real estate taxes: $593 (±$124) in Dobbins Heights, lower than in Richmond County ($1,138).
Housing in Dobbins Heights at a glance
- Median rent: $577 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $593 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 87.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 45.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $18,958 median household income
- Home values: $56,000 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $867 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $593 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 61.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 54.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 75.3% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 25.0 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: −35.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 13.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Dobbins Heights against Richmond County, its state and the nation
| Dobbins Heights | Richmond County | North Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 560 (±210) | 42,344 (exact) | 10,730,404 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 350 (±94) | 19,893 (±37) | 4,895,668 (±642) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 45.5% (±17.3 points) | 34.1% (±3.6 points) | 33.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $577 (±$227) | $724 (±$45) | $1,228 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $18,958 (±$8,303) | $44,883 (±$5,326) | $72,388 (±$324) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $56,000 (±$37,439) | $127,800 (±$20,258) | $288,900 (±$1,086) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $593 (±$124) | $1,138 (±$83) | $1,896 (±$8) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 54.9% (±16.6 points) | 57.0% (±4.4 points) | 33.9% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 25.0 minutes (±5.0) | 24.1 minutes (±1.6) | 25.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 79.2% (±10.3 points) | 87.4% (±2.2 points) | 90.1% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.6 years (±22.1) | 40.5 years (±0.5) | 39.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Dobbins Heights covers 0.9 square miles of land, about 634 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Dobbins Heights has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 874 (±218) | 560 (±210) | −35.9% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 529 (±110) | 350 (±94) | −33.8% | Measurable decrease |
| Median gross rent | $463 (±$192) | $577 (±$227) | +24.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $50,300 (±$7,645) | $56,000 (±$37,439) | +11.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $23,382 (±$5,418) | $18,958 (±$8,303) | −18.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $792 (±$294) | $867 (±$499) | +9.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $629 (±$106) | $593 (±$124) | −5.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 31.2% (±11.6 points) | 45.5% (±17.3 points) | +14.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 9.4% (±12.2 points) | 0.0% (±27.8 points) | −9.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Richmond County
Dobbins Heights has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Richmond County as a whole.
In 2024, the police departments that report for Richmond County recorded 514 violent and 3,552 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Dobbins Heights
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet | 1.6 mi | $640 | $112,600 | 48.0% |
| East Rockingham | 4.1 mi | $781 | $111,800 | 44.6% |
| Rockingham | 4.4 mi | $659 | $150,800 | 38.5% |
| Cordova | 7.0 mi | — | $155,000 | 24.6% |
| Gibson | 11 mi | $748 | $80,800 | 67.5% |
| Ellerbe | 12 mi | $575 | $78,000 | 44.2% |
| Hoffman | 12 mi | $811 | $72,900 | 31.6% |
| Laurinburg | 16 mi | $774 | $134,200 | 53.4% |
Places in North Carolina most like Dobbins Heights
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper | $643 | $71,400 | $22,819 | 42.5% |
| Red Springs | $582 | $100,800 | $20,833 | 47.6% |
| Maxton | $619 | $83,200 | $22,667 | 58.9% |
| Seaboard | $508 | $91,500 | $25,776 | 56.5% |
| Norlina | $747 | $94,700 | $27,143 | 47.0% |
| Rennert | $653 | $45,800 | $26,875 | 17.2% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across North Carolina.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Dobbins Heights, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $757 | $786 | $1,012 | $1,352 | $1,531 |
HUD income limits for Dobbins Heights, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $16,450 | $27,450 | $43,900 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $31,350 | $50,150 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $35,250 | $56,400 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $39,150 | $62,650 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $42,300 | $67,700 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $45,450 | $72,700 |
| 7 people | $48,550 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| 8 people | $51,700 | $51,700 | $82,700 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Richmond County, NC, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $62,000.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Dobbins Heights
What is the average rent in Dobbins Heights, NC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Dobbins Heights is $577 (±$227) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Dobbins Heights?
Dobbins Heights has an estimated 127 (±74) renting households, 45.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Dobbins Heights?
The median household income in Dobbins Heights is $18,958 (±$8,303) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How much are property taxes in Dobbins Heights?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Dobbins Heights, NC is $593 (±$124) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Dobbins Heights?
Dobbins Heights, NC has an estimated 350 (±94) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Dobbins Heights?
54.9% of homes in Dobbins Heights, NC were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Dobbins Heights growing?
In Dobbins Heights, the number of residents went from 874 in 2015–2019 to 560 in 2020–2024 (−35.9%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dobbins Heights town, North Carolina
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dobbins Heights town, North Carolina
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dobbins Heights town, North Carolina
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dobbins Heights town, North Carolina
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dobbins Heights town, North Carolina
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Dobbins Heights town, North Carolina
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Dobbins Heights town, North Carolina
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Richmond County, NC
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Richmond County, NC
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Dobbins Heights town, North Carolina (place:17325, in state:37).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .