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Dortches, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Dortches is a Census town of 1,158 people across 7.93 square miles of land, in Nash County. Median household income is $74,500, 83.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dortches
What Dortches is
- Census place typetown
- Land area7.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land146 plus or minus 36
- County holding the largest share of its areaNash County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dortches
How many people live in Dortches
- Population1,158 plus or minus 289
- Median age43.7
- Population under 18294 plus or minus 113
- Share under 1825.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over261 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent
- Households410 plus or minus 107
- Family households326 plus or minus 87
- Share of households that are families79.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dortches
- Median household income$74,500
- Per capita income$36,552 plus or minus $10,572
- Civilian labor force455 plus or minus 145
- Employed448 plus or minus 144
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over765 plus or minus 192
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent plus or minus 30.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.6 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dortches
- Housing units481 plus or minus 121
- Occupied units410 plus or minus 107
- Vacant units71 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate14.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied344 plus or minus 98
- Renter occupied66 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate83.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$247,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,215 plus or minus $244
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units428 plus or minus 107
- Share single family89.0 percent plus or minus 31.5
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes53 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dortches gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute390 plus or minus 133
- Commuting under 15 minutes176 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.1 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more68 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home13.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dortches
Flood risk in Dortches
- NFIP communityTown of Dortches
- NFIP community number370652
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/03/07
The Town of Dortches participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370652 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Nash County, not Dortches
Nash County context, not Dortches figures
- Establishments in Nash County2,114
- Covered employment, Nash County39,498
- Average annual pay, Nash County$54,440
- Housing units permitted, Nash County500
Every figure in this section is published for Nash County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dortches.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dortches questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dortches, North Carolina?
1,158, in 410 households. Dortches town covers 7.93 square miles of land, which is 146 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dortches in?
Nash County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dortches?
$74,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $247,600. Median gross rent is $1,215 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dortches in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dortches appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dortches, town of, community 370652, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dortches figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nash County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dortches.
Is zoning published for Dortches?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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