Dobson is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,460 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dobson is the 355th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dobson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dobson is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dobson who work in sales jobs (12.59%), management occupations (9.05%), and office and administrative support (8.91%). Also of interest is that Dobson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small town, Dobson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Dobson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.03% of adults in Dobson have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Dobson in 2022 was $24,414, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,656 for a family of four. However, Dobson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dobson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dobson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dobson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dobson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.84% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dobson include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Dobson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
