Davie County, North Carolina

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 43,526
Median household income: $73,234
Median home value: $235,300

Home to 43,526 residents, Davie County is one of North Carolina's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,234 runs above the North Carolina figure of $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Davie County's population grew 3.0% from 42,257 to 43,526, while its median household income rose 21.2% from $60,434 to $73,234.

80.4% of workers drive to work alone. 75.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,526
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $73,234
Median home value: $235,300
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 19,079
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,25743,526

Median household income

$60,434$73,234

Median home value

$172,600$235,300

Median gross rent

$740$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,257	$60,434	$172,600	$740
2020	42,543	$62,028	$177,100	$731
2021	42,543	$64,657	$181,600	$775
2022	43,030	$69,105	$219,400	$838
2023	43,526	$73,234	$235,300	$889

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,149	4.9%
5 to 17	7,001	16.1%
18 to 24	3,285	7.5%
25 to 34	4,411	10.1%
35 to 44	4,919	11.3%
45 to 54	5,792	13.3%
55 to 64	6,499	14.9%
65 to 74	5,326	12.2%
75 and over	4,144	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,895	82.5%
Black or African American	1,734	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	146	0.3%
Asian	308	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	133	0.3%
Two or more races	1,817	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,493	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,882	9.3%
High school graduate	9,866	31.7%
Some college or associate's	10,020	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	5,602	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,721	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,788	80.4%
Carpooled	2,120	10.8%
Public transit	17	0.1%
Walked	92	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,438	7.3%
Other means	170	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,294	23.6%
15 to 29 min	6,570	36.1%
30 to 44 min	4,237	23.3%
45 to 59 min	1,553	8.5%
60+ min	1,533	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 10.0% (4,310 of 43,186)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,767	69.7%
Nonfamily households	5,106	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,873	88.4%
Vacant	2,206	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,070	83.4%
Renter-occupied	2,803	16.6%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,386	75.4%
1-unit, attached	350	1.8%
2 to 4 units	260	1.4%
5 to 19 units	556	2.9%
20 or more units	274	1.4%
Mobile home & other	3,253	17.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37059
State: North Carolina
Land area: 264 sq mi
Water area: 2.9 sq mi
Center point: 35.9294, -80.5426