What percentage of people rent in Dobbins Heights, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Dobbins Heights, NC, 2020–2024
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45.5% (±17.3 points) of the occupied homes in Dobbins Heights, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 127 renting households against 152 that own their home.

In Dobbins Heights, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 45.5% in 2020–2024 (+14.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.5% (±17.3 points)
Renting households: 127 (±74)
Median renter income: $11,635 (±$10,947)

Who rents and who owns in Dobbins Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dobbins Heights	Richmond County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.5% (±17.3 points)	34.1% (±3.6 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	127 (±74)	5,798 (±636)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	152 (±53)	11,228 (±657)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.9)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$11,635 (±$10,947)	$26,774 (±$6,169)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$23,750 (±$16,161)	$58,618 (±$6,465)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Dobbins Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Richmond County (34.1%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (33.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Richmond County, Dobbins Heights ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 146 of 663.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Dobbins Heights has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	31.2% (±11.6 points)	45.5% (±17.3 points)	+14.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$463 (±$192)	$577 (±$227)	+24.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$23,382 (±$5,418)	$18,958 (±$8,303)	−18.9%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Dobbins Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dobbins Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dobbins Heights	—	45.5% (±17.3 points)	—
Hamlet	1.6 mi	48.0% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
East Rockingham	4.1 mi	44.6% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Rockingham	4.4 mi	38.5% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cordova	7.0 mi	24.6% (±20.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gibson	11 mi	67.5% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Ellerbe	12 mi	44.2% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hoffman	12 mi	31.6% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Laurinburg	16 mi	53.4% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gibson, NC (67.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Richmond County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Norman	69.6% (±54.8 points)
2	Hamlet	48.0% (±10.1 points)
3	Dobbins Heights	45.5% (±17.3 points)
4	East Rockingham	44.6% (±10.6 points)
5	Ellerbe	44.2% (±16.9 points)
6	Rockingham	38.5% (±7.4 points)
7	Hoffman	31.6% (±17.3 points)
8	Cordova	24.6% (±20.3 points)

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

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).

Is renting growing in Dobbins Heights?

In Dobbins Heights, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 45.5% in 2020–2024 (+14.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dobbins Heights?

A renting household in Dobbins Heights has 1.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dobbins Heights?

The median renting household in Dobbins Heights, NC has an income of $11,635 (±$10,947) a year, against $23,750 for households that own their home.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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