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Davidson County

North Carolina · 180,182 residents (2025 est.) · 553 sq mi
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Davidson County is a county of 172,954 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $219,100, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 42.2, about 3 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 6%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
172,954
+17%since 2000
from 147,246 in 2000
180,182 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
313 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 282 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.2
+14%since 2000
from 37.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
553 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
122K136K150K164K178K19902000201020202024Davidson County
2024173K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(9,205)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(9,867)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(11,282)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(10,752)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(9,543)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(21,000)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.8%(20,399)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.4%(23,122)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.4%(24,886)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.3%(19,460)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.9%(10,120)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(3,318)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$64,172
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,640 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,544
+85%since 2000
from $18,703 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
42.7%
+20.2 ptssince 2009
from 22.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.8%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.441
+4%since 2010
from 0.423 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade18.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$219,100
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $91,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$901
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $464 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 74.2% in 2000
25.6% rent
Vacancy rate
8.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.45 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.9%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 23.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 37.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.4
+22%since 2009
from 2.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
42
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.7%(126,158)
Black9.1%(13,389)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(4,765)
Asian0.8%(1,188)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic76%(131,384)
Black9.1%(15,813)
Hispanic / Latino8.9%(15,456)
Asian1.5%(2,662)
Other4.4%(7,639)
Diversity Score
51
+33%since 2009
from 38 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
43
−4%since 2020
from 45 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.8%(9,975)
Puerto Rican0.9%(1,542)
Salvadoran0.5%(935)
Honduran0.3%(519)
Colombian0.3%(513)
Venezuelan0.2%(396)
Spaniard0.2%(346)
Dominican0.1%(201)
Guatemalan0.1%(195)
Cuban0.1%(124)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Cambodian0.3%(581)
Asian Indian0.3%(517)
Filipino0.2%(344)
Vietnamese0.1%(252)
Chinese0.1%(206)
Laotian0.1%(186)
Korean0.1%(143)
Pakistani0%(63)
Kazakh0%(57)
Thai0%(46)
Nepalese0%(33)
Taiwanese0%(31)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Japanese0%(29)
Bhutanese0%(29)
Hmong0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(37)
Ancestry
German13.2%(22,881)
English12.1%(20,914)
Irish9.6%(16,651)
American8.1%(14,070)
Scottish2.3%(4,042)
Italian1.9%(3,355)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(2,572)
Dutch0.9%(1,534)
French0.9%(1,531)
Polish0.8%(1,439)
Canadian0.4%(730)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
British0.3%(590)
Welsh0.3%(539)
Swedish0.3%(501)
West Indian0.2%(361)
Swiss0.2%(320)
Norwegian0.2%(317)
Portuguese0.2%(309)
Brazilian0.2%(307)
Russian0.2%(295)
Hungarian0.2%(272)
Ghanaian0.1%(248)
Greek0.1%(201)
Ukrainian0.1%(160)
Danish0.1%(123)
Jamaican0.1%(106)
Finnish0%(79)
Nigerian0%(66)
Arab0%(65)
Slovak0%(62)
Croatian0%(50)
Haitian0%(47)
Latvian0%(41)
Austrian0%(36)
Iranian0%(34)
Lebanese0%(25)
Belgian0%(20)
Armenian0%(19)
Israeli0%(14)
Romanian0%(12)
Egyptian0%(11)
Syrian0%(4)
Slovene0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
21.7%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.5%
+16.4 ptssince 2000
from 72.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.7%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 3.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.3 min
+69%since 2000
from 14.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.1%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 85.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.7%
+7.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.1%
−5.9 ptssince 2011
from 10.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.9%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 64.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 68.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.2%
+5.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
5.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.2%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 15.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.4%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 15.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.4%
+15.2 ptssince 2017
from 73.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.4%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 89.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 89.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 92.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 5.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.5%(20,498)
Married55.2%(38,327)
Widowed3.9%(2,705)
Divorced11.4%(7,952)
Women 15+
Never married24.9%(18,238)
Married52.3%(38,215)
Widowed10.8%(7,924)
Divorced12%(8,741)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.4%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 15.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 50.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 20.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 18.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 63.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.5%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 36.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.4%(2,280)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(2,293)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(3,225)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(277)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(27)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,726 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Davidson County, North Carolina?

Davidson County, North Carolina has about 172,954 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Davidson County, North Carolina?

The typical household in Davidson County, North Carolina earns about $64,172 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Davidson County, North Carolina expensive?

In Davidson County, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $219,100, and the typical rent is about $901 a month.

How educated are people in Davidson County, North Carolina?

About 21.7% of adults age 25 and over in Davidson County, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Davidson County, North Carolina?

About 12.8% of people in Davidson County, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Davidson County, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Davidson County, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 46,277 residents, a change of about 37 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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