Davie County, North Carolina Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Davie County, North Carolina, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Davie County, North Carolina. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Davie County, North Carolina. The estimated population of Davie County, North Carolina is 42,543 people, with a median age of 45.7.

We can look at the total population in Davie County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
42,543
 0% +1.86%
2020
42,543
+0.68%
-
2019
42,257
+0.63%
-
2018
41,991
+0.54%
-
2017
41,766
 - -

Population of Davie County, North Carolina by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
83.5%
84.9%
 -1.65%
Black/African American
4.6%
6.1%
 -24.59%
Native
0.5%
0.1%
 +400.00%
Hispanic
7.2%
6.5%
 +10.77%
Asian
0.6%
0.7%
 -14.29%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.2%
1.5%
 +113.33%
Other
0.4%
0.1%
 +300.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Davie County, North Carolina by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 45.7 -0.22% 44.1 +0.68% 46.9 0%
2020 45.8 +1.33% 43.8 +1.39% 46.9 -0.42%
2019 45.2 +0.44% 43.2 0% 47.1 +1.73%
2018 45 +0.9% 43.2 -1.14% 46.3 +1.54%
2017 44.6 - 43.7 - 45.6 -

The median age of Davie County, North Carolina gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,396 -5.56% 2,180 +2.48% 2,261 2,231
10 to 19 2,692 +2.87% 2,730 +0.4% 2,765 2,734
20 to 29 1,769 +25.42% 1,938 +4.94% 2,260 2,033
30 to 39 2,213 +3.66% 2,198 +15.08% 2,290 2,536
40 to 49 2,934 -18.9% 3,041 -20.94% 2,415 2,444
50 to 59 3,294 -2.37% 3,303 -3.16% 3,203 3,188
60 to 69 2,767 +9.22% 2,726 +12.37% 3,008 3,070
70+ 2,329 +9.56% 3,256 +8.87% 2,555 3,550

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Davie County, North Carolina is $64,657.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Davie County.

  • Under 25
    $37,893.00
  • 25 to 44
    $80,482.00
  • 45 to 64
    $79,167.00
  • 65 and over
    $49,070.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Davie County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Davie County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Davie County, North Carolina is currently $82,268.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

5.42% of households in Davie County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Davie County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    15.64%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    22.18%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.90%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.21%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.28%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.37%
  • $200,000 or more
    5.42%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Davie County is $33,783.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Davie County by the total population of Davie County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Davie County, North Carolina, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Davie County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    10.39%
  • Bachelor's degree
    28.75%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.03%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    46.18%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.65%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Davie County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Davie County over the age of 16 is 34,892.

Of those people, a total of 58.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Davie County is 55.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,340 37.30% 16.40%
20 to 24 years 2,230 84.00% 10.60%
25 to 29 years 2,063 75.00% 9.80%
30 to 34 years 2,217 86.10% 4.70%
35 to 44 years 4,571 88.30% 4.90%
45 to 54 years 6,154 79.00% 1.90%
55 to 59 years 3,134 81.20% 3.40%
60 to 64 years 3,340 51.40% 0.90%
65 to 74 years 5,132 16.40% 3.70%
75 years and over 3,711 8.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Davie County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 30,802 58.50% 4.60%
Black or African American 1,784 55.00% 2.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 138 47.10% 12.30%
Asian 110 18.20% 50.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 689 82.60% 12.80%
Two or more races 1,369 62.50% 5.80%
Hispanic or Latino 1,960 72.60% 5.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 29,960 58.30% 4.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Davie County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Davie County is 19,462, with median earnings of $37,522.00.

Women in Davie County, North Carolina earning approximately 75.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 19,462 $37,522.00
Male 10,411 $42,885.00
Female 9,051 $32,219.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,459 $75,339.00
Business and Financial 808 $73,173.00
Computer and Mathematical 418 $78,382.00
Architecture and Engineering 270 $81,754.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 40 $58,500.00
Community and Social Service 527 $53,551.00
Legal 180 $63,163.00
Educational and Library 775 $38,555.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 285 $43,384.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,107 $56,536.00
Healthcare Support 562 $22,500.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 71 $35,574.00
Law Enforcement 220 $65,714.00
Food Preparation and Serving 932 $10,603.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 490 $27,573.00
Personal Care and Service 600 $15,523.00
Sales 1,962 $25,722.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,870 $35,889.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 51 $32,361.00
Construction and Extraction 1,142 $31,497.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,003 $58,984.00
Production 2,194 $35,752.00
Transportation and Material Moving 694 $32,759.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,451 $77,365.00 1,008 $68,295.00
Business and Financial 327 $88,482.00 481 $56,319.00
Computer and Mathematical 294 $78,162.00 124 $91,250.00
Architecture and Engineering 240 $81,791.00 30 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 32 $0.00 8 $0.00
Community and Social Service 136 $50,673.00 391 $54,631.00
Legal 18 $0.00 162 $62,704.00
Educational and Library 182 $51,447.00 593 $35,509.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 177 $65,365.00 108 $7,045.00
Healthcare Practitioners 235 $61,645.00 872 $54,638.00
Healthcare Support 24 $0.00 538 $21,429.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 24 $0.00 47 $0.00
Law Enforcement 220 $65,714.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 436 $9,679.00 496 $12,115.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 326 $29,069.00 164 $6,761.00
Personal Care and Service 61 $10,750.00 539 $15,761.00
Sales 982 $36,809.00 980 $13,319.00
Office and Administrative Support 527 $42,705.00 1,343 $34,182.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 41 $37,950.00 10 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,127 $31,394.00 15 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 964 $58,854.00 39 $80,284.00
Production 1,454 $40,274.00 740 $25,128.00
Transportation and Material Moving 539 $37,393.00 155 $21,736.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 16,319 households in Davie County, with an average household size of 2.59 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 11,146 families in Davie County with an average family size of 3.17 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 8,858 642 1,646 5,173
Average Household Size 3.17 3.63 3.63 1.15
Total Families 8,858 642 1,646 0
Average Household Size 3.14 3 3.37 0

Poverty

Of the 11,146 families in Davie County, 9.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Davie County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 18,614 housing units in Davie County, North Carolina.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 16,319 87.67%
Vacant 2,295 12.33%

12.78% of the total 18,614 housing units in Davie County are rental units. This is approximately 2,378 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 13,433 are occupied by the owner - or 72.17% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Davie County is $775.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Davie County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    508
  • Less than $500
    308
  • $500 to $999
    1,570
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    472
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    28
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Davie County is $181,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Davie County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    667
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,740
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,371
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,764
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,632
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,268
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    878
  • $1,000,000 or more
    113

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Davie County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Davie County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,276
  • 1940 to 1949
    753
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,065
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,610
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,766
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,709
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,650
  • 2000 to 2009
    3,886
  • 2010 to 2013
    888
  • 2014 or later
    11

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Davie County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    732
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,584
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,218
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    5,785

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Davie County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Davie County that commute to work in a particular way.

27 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Davie County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    451
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,668
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,028
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,248
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,575
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,443
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,128
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    613
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    773
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,465
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    981
  • 90 or more minutes
    362

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Davie County, North Carolina in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Davie County, North Carolina

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