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Moving to Dobson, North Carolina

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Population: 1,457. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,508 (+3.5% change)
Males: 757 (52.0%), Females: 700 (48.0%)

Surry County

Zip code: 27017

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $26,765
Median house value: $102,100

Population by Race

Races in Dobson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (70.1%)
  • Hispanic (25.8%)
  • Other race (19.4%)
  • Black (3.9%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (20.2%), English (9.6%), German (4.7%), Irish (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), Dutch (1.6%).

Elevation: 1259 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dobson

  • High school or higher: 59.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dobson town

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

17.0% Foreign born (16.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +261 (+21.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dobson:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dobson:

  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 40 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 59 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 65 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dobson:

  • ELKIN MUNI (about 10 miles; ELKIN, NC; Abbreviation: ZEF)
  • MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY (about 13 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Abbreviation: MWK)
  • SWAN CREEK (about 17 miles; JONESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78A)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Dobson:

  • SURRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,944; Location: 630 S. MAIN ST.; Public; Website: www.surry.cc.nc.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dobson:

  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 53 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)

Schools

Public high school in Dobson:

  • SURRY CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 784; Location: 716 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dobson:

  • DOBSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 645; Location: 400 W ATKINS STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CENTRAL MIDDLE (Students: 618; Location: 883 ZEPHYR RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • COPELAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 550; Location: 948 COPELAND SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

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