Demographics of Dunn city, North Carolina

Dunn city, North Carolina had 8,814 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +375 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dunn city, in four figures

8,814
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,559 ±27.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +375 people.; 43.2 ±3.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,830 ±$6,780
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dunn city, North Carolina's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dunn city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dunn city, North Carolina's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dunn city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,439	100.0	100.0
2021	8,443	100.0	100.2
2022	8,545	101.3	100.7
2023	8,624	102.2	101.6
2024	8,792	104.2	102.5
2025	8,814	104.4	103.1

Population of Dunn city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,439	—
2021	8,443	+4
2022	8,545	+102
2023	8,624	+79
2024	8,792	+168
2025	8,814	+22

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±3.5: for men 36.9 ±6.4 and for women 47.9 ±5.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dunn city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	332 ±93	3.9% ±1.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,471 ±233	17.2% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	758 ±187	8.9% ±2.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,872 ±281	21.9% ±3.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,210 ±273	25.8% ±3.2	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,916 ±231	22.4% ±2.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,830 ±$6,780, and income per person $36,496 ±$6,129, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dunn city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	960 ±163	25.6% ±4.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	993 ±196	26.5% ±4.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	633 ±159	16.9% ±4.1	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	475 ±120	12.7% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	442 ±117	11.8% ±3.0	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	41 to 125	1.1% to 3.3%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	167 ±53	4.4% ±1.4	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dunn city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,652 ±340	19.7% ±4.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	482 ±134	26.7% ±6.3	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	699 ±190	17.1% ±4.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	471 ±108	18.8% ±3.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dunn city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dunn city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	4,229 ±274	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±2.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±3.0	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.0% ±4.2	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.0% ±5.1	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,900 ±$13,007	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$788 ±$64	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dunn city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	988 ±303	11.5% ±3.5	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,300 ±454	50.2% ±5.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,793 ±427	32.6% ±5.0	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 108	< 0.1% to 1.3%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 107	0.2% to 1.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	342 ±152	4.0% ±1.8	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dunn city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,856 ±331	68.4% ±3.9	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,961 ±254	22.9% ±3.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	102 to 438	1.2% to 5.1%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	472 ±212	5.5% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	208 ±87	2.4% ±1.0	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	88 to 440	1.0% to 5.1%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dunn city among the places of North Carolina

112th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Dunn city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kings Grant CDP	9,003 ±1,178
Rockingham city	8,967 ±24
Oxford city	8,914 ±25
Zebulon town	8,711 ±40
Conover city	8,580 ±22
Dunn city	8,559 ±27
Black Mountain town	8,513 ±21
Clinton city	8,304 ±29
Ogden CDP	8,249 ±1,086
Roxboro city	8,182 ±23
Fletcher town	8,098 ±18

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026