Demographics of Davidson County, North Carolina

Davidson County, North Carolina had 180,182 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +11,153 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Davidson County, in four figures

180,182
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.6%
Change since July 2020: +11,153 people.; 42.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,172 ±$1,806
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Davidson County, North Carolina's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Davidson County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Davidson County, North Carolina's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Davidson County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	169,029	100.0	100.0
2021	170,570	100.9	100.2
2022	172,376	102.0	100.7
2023	174,974	103.5	101.6
2024	177,981	105.3	102.5
2025	180,182	106.6	103.1

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Population of Davidson County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	169,029	+119	−106	+5	+171
2021	170,570	+1,541	−679	+105	+2,096
2022	172,376	+1,806	−571	+280	+2,091
2023	174,974	+2,598	−463	+513	+2,510
2024	177,981	+3,007	−426	+485	+2,937
2025	180,182	+2,201	−402	+176	+2,447

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±0.4: for men 41.6 ±0.4 and for women 42.9 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Davidson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	9,205 ±88	5.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	28,271 ±1,013	16.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,173 ±773	7.6% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	41,399 ±957	23.9% ±0.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	48,008 ±1,076	27.8% ±0.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	32,898 ±1,195	19.0% ±0.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,172 ±$1,806, and income per person $34,544 ±$1,059, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Davidson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	11,653 ±980	16.7% ±1.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	16,105 ±1,189	23.1% ±1.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,230 ±955	17.5% ±1.4	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,561 ±892	13.7% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,399 ±941	16.3% ±1.3	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,421 ±636	6.3% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,477 ±585	6.4% ±0.8	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Davidson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	21,970 ±2,422	12.8% ±1.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,028 ±932	19.0% ±2.4	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,480 ±1,288	11.7% ±1.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,462 ±568	10.0% ±1.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Davidson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Davidson County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	76,396 ±64	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.4% ±0.9	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.6% ±0.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.4% ±1.3	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.6% ±1.3	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$219,100 ±$5,369	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$901 ±$33	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±1	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Davidson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,456 ±0	8.9% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	131,384 ±489	76.0% ±0.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,813 ±561	9.1% ±0.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,662 ±231	1.5% ±0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	245 ±100	0.1% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	730 ±344	0.4% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,655 ±802	3.8% ±0.5	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Davidson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	120,689 ±2,012	69.8% ±1.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	41,587 ±2,052	24.0% ±1.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,002 ±267	0.6% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,676 ±866	5.6% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,776 ±599	2.8% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,900 ±745	2.8% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Davidson County among the counties of North Carolina

17th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Davidson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
New Hanover County	245,959	+8.6%
Onslow County	217,175	+5.9%
Iredell County	211,798	+12.9%
Alamance County	186,177	+8.5%
Pitt County	182,936	+5.4%
Davidson County	180,182	+6.6%
Brunswick County	174,702	+26.5%
Catawba County	170,172	+5.8%
Rowan County	155,096	+5.6%
Orange County	152,498	+6.1%
Harnett County	150,137	+12.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026