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Dobson, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Dobson is a Census town of 1,652 people across 2.03 square miles of land, in Surry County. Median household income is $43,750, 48.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $921,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dobson
What Dobson is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.03 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land813 plus or minus 225
- County holding the largest share of its areaSurry 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.
Dobson
How many people live in Dobson
- Population1,652 plus or minus 457
- Median age35.8
- Population under 18339 plus or minus 153
- Share under 1820.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over307 plus or minus 93
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households593 plus or minus 141
- Family households327 plus or minus 103
- Share of households that are families55.1 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dobson
Income and work in Dobson
- Median household income$43,750 plus or minus $18,601
- Per capita income$26,231 plus or minus $6,037
- Civilian labor force615 plus or minus 182
- Employed585 plus or minus 172
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over1,167 plus or minus 297
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.4 percent plus or minus 26.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dobson
Housing in Dobson
- Housing units662 plus or minus 147
- Occupied units593 plus or minus 141
- Vacant units69 plus or minus 55
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied289 plus or minus 92
- Renter occupied304 plus or minus 89
- Ownership rate48.7 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,900 plus or minus $95,804
- Median gross rent, monthly$528 plus or minus $107
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units394 plus or minus 108
- Share single family59.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more259 plus or minus 83
- Share in buildings of two or more39.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dobson
How Dobson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute561 plus or minus 154
- Commuting under 15 minutes298 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.1 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more134 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.9 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone61.4 percent
- Carpooled30.0 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dobson
SBA loans in Dobson (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$921,200
- Average approval$184,240
- Median approval$148,000
- Largest approval$463,200
- Jobs supported21
- Jobs per approval4.2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dobson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dobson
Flood risk in Dobson
- NFIP communityTown of Dobson
- NFIP community number370603
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The Town of Dobson does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370603 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.
Surry County, not Dobson
Surry County context, not Dobson figures
- Establishments in Surry County1,661
- Covered employment, Surry County29,147
- Average annual pay, Surry County$49,330
- Housing units permitted, Surry County243
Every figure in this section is published for Surry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dobson.
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.
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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
Dobson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dobson, North Carolina?
1,652, in 593 households. Dobson town covers 2.03 square miles of land, which is 813 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dobson in?
Surry 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 Dobson?
$43,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,900. Median gross rent is $528 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dobson businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $921,200 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $148,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dobson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dobson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dobson. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dobson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Dobson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dobson, town of, community 370603, 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 Dobson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Surry 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 Dobson.
Is zoning published for Dobson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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