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Davie County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Davie County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Davie County is a small, predominantly owner-occupied community of 43,526 residents — with an 83.4% homeownership rate — where median household income reaches $75,057 against a relatively affordable housing base of $235,300 median home value and $889/month median rent. The workforce of roughly 59% labor force participation skews older (median age 45.0) with 26.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $41,303. The county added 3.7% population over five years, maintains a 10.0% poverty rate, and carries a 4.5% unemployment rate, with a mean commute of 27.3 minutes suggesting residents largely access employment outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

43,526

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,057

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.7% since 2018

Davie County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,441 (82.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,192 (5.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,959 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,876 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,167 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone317 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,694
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic262
  3. 3.Other Indo-European261
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)80
  5. 5.Arabic63

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,798

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,791

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,128

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,812
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,778
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,468
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,708
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,640

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,814
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,225
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,361
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,173
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,878

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.85×)3,695
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.21×)1,147
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.19×)380
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.14×)1,586
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)2,425

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$235,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$889/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,426 (17.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,145 (15.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,631 (11.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,362 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,274 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,065 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,303

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,792 (78.7%)
  • Carpooled2,100 (10.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,776 (8.8%)
  • Other259 (1.3%)
  • Walked112 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit15 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.