Dunn, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 9,196. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,889 (+7.5% change)
Males: 4,085 (44.4%), Females: 5,111 (55.6%)
Harnett County
Zip codes: 28334.
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $28,550
Median house value: $77,200
Population by Race
Races in Dunn:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.8%)
- Black (41.2%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (12.0%), English (8.7%), Irish (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), German (2.1%), Scottish (1.7%).
Elevation: 200 feet
Land area: 6.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dunn
- High school or higher: 71.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dunn city
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 47.0%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 9.6%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-0.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Dunn:
- BETSY JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (800 TILGHMAN DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dunn:
- GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ERWIN, NC)
- JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC)
- FAYETTEVILLE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dunn:
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 29 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
- POPE AFB (about 29 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 41 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dunn:
- HARNETT COUNTY (about 10 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)
- TRIPLE W (about 22 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Abbreviation: 5W5)
- JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 22 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; Abbreviation: JNX)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Dunn:
- HERITAGE BIBLE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 71; Location: PO BOX 1628; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dunn:
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 12 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 34 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 35 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
Schools
Public high school in Dunn:
- MIDWAY HIGH (Students: 604; Location: 15375 SPIVEYS CORNER HWY; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dunn:
- HARNETT PRIMARY (Students: 723; Location: 800 W HARNETT ST; Grades: KG – 03)
- COATS-ERWIN MIDDLE (Students: 706; Location: 2833 NC HWY 55E; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MIDWAY MIDDLE (Students: 571; Location: 1115 ROBERTS GROVE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- DUNN MIDDLE (Students: 516; Location: 1301 MEADOWLARK ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MIDWAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 476; Location: 1500 MIDWAY ELEMENTARY RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- PLAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 434; Location: 4140 PLAIN VIEW HWY; Grades: PK – 05)
- WAYNE AVENUE ELEM (Students: 327; Location: 910 W HARNETT ST; Grades: 04 – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Dunn:
- GOSPEL TABERNACLE ED CTR (Students: 87; Location: PO BOX 907; Grades: PK – 3)