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Davie County

North Carolina · 45,855 residents (2025 est.) · 264 sq mi
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With 44,122 people, Davie County is a county in North Carolina. Few US counties rank higher on income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 45.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The population is up 27% since 2000. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
44,122
+27%since 2000
from 34,835 in 2000
45,855 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
167 / sq mi
+9%since 2009
from 153 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
45.0
+17%since 2000
from 38.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
264 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
26K31K36K41K46K19902000201020202024Davie County
202444K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(2,181)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(2,352)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(2,910)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(2,584)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(2,561)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.7%(4,298)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.8%(5,202)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(5,759)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.7%(6,500)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.5%(5,506)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.8%(3,009)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.9%(1,260)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,057
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,174 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,803
+91%since 2000
from $21,359 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.1%
+16.9 ptssince 2009
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.435
+1%since 2010
from 0.430 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade18.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$253,900
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $103,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$867
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $493 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
82.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 83.3% in 2000
17.8% rent
Vacancy rate
10.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.53 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.6%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 21.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
35.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.4
+12%since 2009
from 3.0 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
34
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.5%(30,832)
Black6.7%(2,343)
Hispanic / Latino3.5%(1,209)
Asian0.3%(108)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic82%(36,195)
Black4.4%(1,959)
Hispanic / Latino8.3%(3,645)
Asian0.7%(317)
Other4.5%(2,006)
Diversity Score
40
+22%since 2009
from 32 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
26
−1%since 2020
from 26 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
Mexican6.5%(2,846)
Puerto Rican0.6%(246)
Colombian0.2%(99)
Salvadoran0.2%(96)
Honduran0.1%(53)
Dominican0.1%(50)
Peruvian0.1%(37)
Spaniard0.1%(36)
Cuban0.1%(31)
Guatemalan0.1%(30)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.4%(180)
Vietnamese0.2%(69)
Asian Indian0.1%(45)
Chinese0%(9)
Ancestry
English17.5%(7,723)
German14.1%(6,216)
Irish9.8%(4,314)
American9.2%(4,042)
Italian3.4%(1,516)
Scottish3.3%(1,460)
Scotch-Irish2.5%(1,105)
Dutch1.3%(592)
French1.3%(583)
Polish1.1%(504)
Swedish0.7%(296)
British0.7%(293)
+ 23 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.6%(262)
Arab0.5%(217)
Lebanese0.5%(217)
Welsh0.5%(203)
Russian0.4%(162)
Portuguese0.3%(134)
Greek0.3%(123)
West Indian0.2%(102)
Czech0.2%(74)
Belgian0.2%(71)
Haitian0.1%(45)
Romanian0.1%(44)
Croatian0.1%(38)
Lithuanian0.1%(34)
Danish0.1%(33)
Slovak0.1%(32)
Ukrainian0.1%(27)
Swiss0.1%(26)
Hungarian0.1%(23)
Canadian0%(21)
Jamaican0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.3%
+9.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.4%
+13.3 ptssince 2000
from 78.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.3%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.3 min
+74%since 2000
from 15.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.7%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 83.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.8%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% 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
6.1%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.4%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 60.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 72.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.2%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 30.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
4.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.0%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.5%
+4.7 ptssince 2012
from 12.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.8%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.7%
+14.7 ptssince 2017
from 77.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.5%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 91.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 92.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 5.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.4%(5,226)
Married58.2%(10,345)
Widowed4.1%(733)
Divorced8.3%(1,485)
Women 15+
Never married20.9%(3,943)
Married53%(10,008)
Widowed12.6%(2,382)
Divorced13.5%(2,557)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.8%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 52.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.9%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 23.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 67.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 37.1% 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)18%(504)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(681)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(1,058)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(180)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(32)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,798 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 Davie County, North Carolina?

Davie County, North Carolina has about 44,122 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Davie County, North Carolina earns about $75,057 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Davie County, North Carolina expensive?

In Davie County, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $253,900, and the typical rent is about $867 a month.

How educated are people in Davie County, North Carolina?

About 27.3% of adults age 25 and over in Davie County, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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

About 9.4% of people in Davie County, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Davie County, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Davie County, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 16,263 residents, a change of about 58 percent over that period.

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

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