Dunn is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,754 people and five associated neighborhoods, Dunn is the 108th largest community in North Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in Dunn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.96% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Dunn doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Dunn is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.92% of adults 25 and older in Dunn have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dunn in 2022 was $36,496, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,984 for a family of four. However, Dunn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dunn is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dunn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dunn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dunn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dunn include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Dunn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.