Davidson County, NC Demographic Data
Davidson County, NC Summary
Davidson County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 163,260
- Area: 567.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 552.68 sq. miles
- Water Area: 14.34 sq. miles
- Population Density: 287.92 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 739.83 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Davidson County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
85,459
52%
50.8
Male
79,467
48%
49.2
Total Population
164,926
323,128,000
Davidson County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8,761
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
10,834
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
9,691
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
11,623
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,841
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
18,632
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
19,451
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
24,936
15.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,320
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
9,403
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
17,234
10.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
9,154
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,046
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
128,011
77.6%
77.2
Female
66,601
52.0%
51.3
Male
61,410
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
122,017
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
34,755
21.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
29,434
17.8%
15.2
Female
16,469
56.0%
55.8
Male
12,965
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Davidson County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
160,505
97.3%
96.8
White
139,762
84.7%
72.6
Black or African American
13,621
8.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
133
0.1%
0.8
Asian
2,630
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
4,359
2.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
4,421
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
11,571
7.0%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
153,355
93.0%
82.2
Davidson County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,659
5.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
12,625
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
38,479
33.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
26,527
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
10,930
9.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
14,282
12.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,674
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
19,284
16.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
95,892
83.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19,956
17.3%
31.2
Davidson County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
34,572
25.5%
33.7%
Now Married
69,944
51.6%
47.5
Divorced
15,539
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
4,527
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
11,058
8.2
5.8%
Davidson County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
144,878
92.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
11,287
7.2%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Davidson County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,486
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,855
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,201
14.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,722
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
10,955
17.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
12,019
19.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6,666
10.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
6,695
10.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,719
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,377
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
45,678
57,617
Per capita income
23,771
31,128
Davidson County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,133
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,078
8.1%
9.8
Construction
4,686
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
13,149
17.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,017
5.4%
6.6
Information
729
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
14,840
19.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,804
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6,499
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
2,909
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
10,160
13.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,250
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,484
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,466
8.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
20,141
26.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
16,450
22.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
19,719
26.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
11,962
16.0%
18.1%
Davidson County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
73,527
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
61,377
83.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,734
10.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
525
0.7%
5.1
Walked
909
1.2%
2.7
Other means
670
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
2,312
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.3
26.6
Davidson County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,595
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
19,419
31.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
21,479
34.3%
37.1
3 or more
18,202
29.0%
21.0
Davidson County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
62,695
85.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
43,583
69.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
19,112
30.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,944
14.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Davidson County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
73,639
1 room
784
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
785
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
2,860
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
16,650
22.6%
16.5
5 rooms
20,665
28.1%
19.8
6 rooms
12,939
17.6%
17.8
7 rooms
7,703
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
5,663
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,590
7.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Davidson County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
73,639
1-unit, detached
53,290
72.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,268
1.7%
5.9
2-units
3,126
4.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,392
1.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,879
2.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,683
2.3%
4.4
20 or more units
673
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
10,328
14.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Davidson County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,752
6.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,375
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,581
7.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
8,251
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
11,236
15.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11,842
16.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
15,116
20.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
11,457
15.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,533
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
496
0.7%
1.4%
Davidson County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
10,175
16.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,645
4.2%
4.7
Electricity
45,223
72.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2,846
4.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,014
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
232
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
560
0.9%
1.1
Davidson County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
24,514
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
591
2.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
730
3.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
821
3.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
1,173
4.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,204
13.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,458
30.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
10,537
43.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,927
53.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,369
13.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,327
9.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,480
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,200
17.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
211
0.0%
0.0%
Davidson County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
17,670
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
404
2.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,214
12.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,700
15.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
12,352
69.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,442
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
690
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,563
14.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,813
16.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,864
16.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,065
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,121
6.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,767
33.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,919
0.0%
0.0%
Davidson County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
43,583
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,660
10.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7,816
17.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
12,740
29.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,019
16.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
6,781
15.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,033
7.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,280
2.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
254
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
131,800
205,000
