Davidson vs Matthews

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

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

Matthews has the higher population (29,959 vs 14,852 in Davidson). Davidson has the higher median household income ($152,969 vs $105,579 in Matthews). Davidson has the higher median home value ($626,000 vs $406,800 in Matthews).

Population, income & housing

	Davidson	Matthews
Population	14,852	29,959
Median age	41.2 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$152,969	$105,579
Median home value	$626,000	$406,800
Median gross rent	$1,636	$1,670
Housing units	6,043	11,945
Homeownership rate	79.0%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.6%	53.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davidson	Matthews
Population	12,735 → 14,852 (+16.6%)	32,044 → 29,959 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$124,853 → $152,969 (+22.5%)	$84,594 → $105,579 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$448,300 → $626,000 (+39.6%)	$265,300 → $406,800 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,264 → $1,636 (+29.4%)	$1,279 → $1,670 (+30.6%)

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

Matthews

Population

32,04429,959

Median household income

$84,594$105,579

Median home value

$265,300$406,800

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davidson	Matthews
Under 5	2.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	18.1%	14.4%
18 to 24	15.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	4.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.6%
75 and over	7.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davidson	Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	70.3%
Black or African American	9.9%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davidson	Matthews
No high school diploma	3.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	8.8%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	12.6%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	40.1%	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	35.5%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davidson	Matthews
Drove alone	59.6%	71.5%
Carpooled	2.3%	10.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.5%
Walked	7.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	15.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davidson	Matthews
1-unit, detached	64.8%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	12.7%
20 or more units	11.6%	17.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Davidson	Matthews
Poverty rate	7.0%	4.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	2002	1993