Metro area · CBSA 34340
Mount Airy
The Mount Airy, NC metro area has 71,425 people. Median rent is $761, 16.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Surry County at $1,012. Of the 7 places we track here, Dobson has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$55,656
Median home value
$177,600
Unemployment
4.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,012
HUD, Surry County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy | 10,633 | $725 | 21.6% |
| Elkin | 4,043 | $807 | 15.9% |
| Dobson | 1,652 | $528 | 14.5% |
| Pilot Mountain | 1,483 | $969 | 23.6% |
| Flat Rock | 1,062 | $761 | 21.7% |
| Toast | 893 | $847 | 28.9% |
| White Plains | 795 | $548 | 14.9% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.