Davidson vs Pineville

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

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

Davidson has the higher population (14,852 vs 10,780 in Pineville). Davidson has the higher median household income ($152,969 vs $64,257 in Pineville). Davidson has the higher median home value ($626,000 vs $344,700 in Pineville).

Population, income & housing

	Davidson	Pineville
Population	14,852	10,780
Median age	41.2 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$152,969	$64,257
Median home value	$626,000	$344,700
Median gross rent	$1,636	$1,467
Housing units	6,043	5,062
Homeownership rate	79.0%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.6%	46.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davidson	Pineville
Population	12,735 → 14,852 (+16.6%)	8,749 → 10,780 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$124,853 → $152,969 (+22.5%)	$52,967 → $64,257 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$448,300 → $626,000 (+39.6%)	$219,800 → $344,700 (+56.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,264 → $1,636 (+29.4%)	$1,104 → $1,467 (+32.9%)

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

Pineville

Population

8,74910,780

Median household income

$52,967$64,257

Median home value

$219,800$344,700

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davidson	Pineville
Under 5	2.5%	9.2%
5 to 17	18.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	15.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	4.9%	20.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.2%	9.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.5%
75 and over	7.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davidson	Pineville
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	44.9%
Black or African American	9.9%	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.0%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	21.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davidson	Pineville
No high school diploma	3.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	8.8%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	12.6%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	40.1%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	35.5%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davidson	Pineville
Drove alone	59.6%	63.8%
Carpooled	2.3%	8.4%
Public transit	1.3%	1.6%
Walked	7.6%	5.5%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	20.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davidson	Pineville
1-unit, detached	64.8%	36.6%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	16.9%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	21.5%
20 or more units	11.6%	22.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Davidson	Pineville
Poverty rate	7.0%	14.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	2002	2000