Southmont

Population: 1,293
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $273,300

Southmont, a community in Davidson County, North Carolina, has 1,293 residents. At $55,000, its median household income sits below Davidson County's $62,426.

Between 2019 and 2023, Southmont's population grew 12.4% from 1,150 to 1,293, while its median home value rose 65.4% from $165,200 to $273,300.

Households average 2.03 people. 36.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,293
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $273,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 802
Homeownership rate: 94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1501,293

Median household income

$52,386$55,000

Median home value

$165,200$273,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,150	$52,386	$165,200
2020	1,165	$42,667	$124,600
2021	1,213	$44,987	$197,200
2022	1,392	$49,000	$220,700
2023	1,293	$55,000	$273,300

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over19.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	7.5%
5 to 17	88	6.8%
18 to 24	187	14.5%
25 to 34	155	12.0%
35 to 44	114	8.8%
45 to 54	73	5.6%
55 to 64	188	14.5%
65 to 74	136	10.5%
75 and over	255	19.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,094	84.6%
Black or African American	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	190	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	8.0%
High school graduate	237	25.7%
Some college or associate's	274	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	224	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	112	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	384	82.6%
Carpooled	43	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	8.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	53	12.4%
15 to 29 min	201	47.1%
30 to 44 min	62	14.5%
45 to 59 min	57	13.3%
60+ min	54	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 21.7% (280 of 1,293)

	Count	Share
Family households	359	56.3%
Nonfamily households	279	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	638	79.6%
Vacant	164	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	601	94.2%
Renter-occupied	37	5.8%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	652	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	150	18.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3763360
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.56 sq mi
Water area: 2 sq mi
Center point: 35.6504, -80.2760