Davidson vs Huntersville

A side-by-side comparison of Davidson and Huntersville: population, income, housing, and more.

Davidson and Huntersville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Huntersville has the higher population (62,458 vs 14,852 in Davidson). Davidson has the higher median household income ($152,969 vs $119,951 in Huntersville). Davidson has the higher median home value ($626,000 vs $439,300 in Huntersville).

Population, income & housing

	Davidson	Huntersville
Population	14,852	62,458
Median age	41.2 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$152,969	$119,951
Median home value	$626,000	$439,300
Median gross rent	$1,636	$1,742
Housing units	6,043	24,643
Homeownership rate	79.0%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.6%	57.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davidson	Huntersville
Population	12,735 → 14,852 (+16.6%)	55,980 → 62,458 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$124,853 → $152,969 (+22.5%)	$102,016 → $119,951 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$448,300 → $626,000 (+39.6%)	$301,500 → $439,300 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,264 → $1,636 (+29.4%)	$1,305 → $1,742 (+33.5%)

Davidson

Population

12,73514,852

Median household income

$124,853$152,969

Median home value

$448,300$626,000

Median gross rent

$1,264$1,636

Huntersville

Population

55,98062,458

Median household income

$102,016$119,951

Median home value

$301,500$439,300

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davidson	Huntersville
Under 5	2.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.1%	18.8%
18 to 24	15.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	4.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	16.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	16.4%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.1%
75 and over	7.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davidson	Huntersville
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	68.8%
Black or African American	9.9%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davidson	Huntersville
No high school diploma	3.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	8.8%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	12.6%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	40.1%	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	35.5%	20.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davidson	Huntersville
Drove alone	59.6%	65.7%
Carpooled	2.3%	5.0%
Public transit	1.3%	1.3%
Walked	7.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	26.1%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davidson	Huntersville
1-unit, detached	64.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	6.8%
20 or more units	11.6%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Davidson	Huntersville
Poverty rate	7.0%	3.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	2002	2004