Davidson County, North Carolina

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 171,063
Median household income: $62,426
Median home value: $200,100

Home to 171,063 residents, Davidson County is one of North Carolina's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,426 runs below the North Carolina figure of $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Davidson County's population grew 3.4% from 165,381 to 171,063, while its median household income rose 26.0% from $49,546 to $62,426.

Owners occupy 73.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 171,063
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,426
Median home value: $200,100
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 75,615
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

165,381171,063

Median household income

$49,546$62,426

Median home value

$142,100$200,100

Median gross rent

$720$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	165,381	$49,546	$142,100	$720
2020	166,837	$50,454	$149,500	$716
2021	168,002	$53,083	$157,300	$750
2022	169,498	$58,473	$184,300	$822
2023	171,063	$62,426	$200,100	$863

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,159	5.4%
5 to 17	28,121	16.4%
18 to 24	13,053	7.6%
25 to 34	20,524	12.0%
35 to 44	20,308	11.9%
45 to 54	23,215	13.6%
55 to 64	24,843	14.5%
65 to 74	18,861	11.0%
75 and over	12,979	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	131,410	76.8%
Black or African American	15,675	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	204	0.1%
Asian	2,603	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.0%
Some other race	453	0.3%
Two or more races	6,060	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,633	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,850	12.3%
High school graduate	39,209	32.5%
Some college or associate's	41,653	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	17,574	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,444	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60,804	79.7%
Carpooled	7,319	9.6%
Public transit	48	0.1%
Walked	658	0.9%
Bicycle	17	0.0%
Worked from home	6,683	8.8%
Other means	731	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,993	25.9%
15 to 29 min	29,077	41.8%
30 to 44 min	14,611	21.0%
45 to 59 min	4,339	6.2%
60+ min	3,557	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 13.8% (23,367 of 169,012)

	Count	Share
Family households	47,058	68.7%
Nonfamily households	21,454	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	68,512	90.6%
Vacant	7,103	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	50,376	73.5%
Renter-occupied	18,136	26.5%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	56,570	74.8%
1-unit, attached	1,877	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4,017	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1,859	2.5%
20 or more units	1,260	1.7%
Mobile home & other	10,032	13.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 37057
State: North Carolina
Land area: 553 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 35.7951, -80.2071