Advance

Population: 1,544
Median household income: $109,402
Median home value: $358,500

Advance is a community in Davie County, North Carolina, home to 1,544 residents. Its median household income of $109,402 runs above the Davie County figure of $73,234.

Between 2019 and 2023, Advance's population grew 33.3% from 1,158 to 1,544, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $245,000 to $358,500.

93.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1997.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,544
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $109,402
Median home value: $358,500
Median gross rent: $865
Housing units: 620
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1581,544

Median household income

$81,250$109,402

Median home value

$245,000$358,500

Median gross rent

$843$865

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,158	$81,250	$245,000	—
2020	1,135	$90,461	$255,800	—
2021	1,471	$95,845	$266,300	—
2022	1,605	$91,528	$338,200	$843
2023	1,544	$109,402	$358,500	$865

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	120	7.8%
5 to 17	359	23.3%
18 to 24	137	8.9%
25 to 34	82	5.3%
35 to 44	247	16.0%
45 to 54	184	11.9%
55 to 64	251	16.3%
65 to 74	131	8.5%
75 and over	33	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,246	80.7%
Black or African American	143	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	95	6.2%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree26.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	259	27.9%
Some college or associate's	374	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	246	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	49	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	563	81.1%
Carpooled	77	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	7.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85	13.3%
15 to 29 min	210	32.8%
30 to 44 min	161	25.2%
45 to 59 min	125	19.5%
60+ min	59	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 5.6% (87 of 1,544)

	Count	Share
Family households	404	81.6%
Nonfamily households	91	18.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	495	79.8%
Vacant	125	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	405	81.8%
Renter-occupied	90	18.2%

1-unit, detached93.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	578	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	25	4.0%
Mobile home & other	17	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3700440
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 35.9458, -80.3922