County population in 2016: 164,926 (53% urban, 47% rural); it was 147,246 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 30,931 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 15,901 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 43,160 Renter-occupied apartments: 17,683 (it was 14,996 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
33%
Land area: 552 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 299 people per square mile (high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Davidson County: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (21.6%), Educational, health and social services (18.3%), Manufacturing (10.6%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.2%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,176 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $926 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 15.8%
Davidson County:
15.8%
North Carolina:
15.4%
(12.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.5% for Black residents, 26.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.6% for American Indian residents, 23.1% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 10.2% for other race residents, 24.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 42.3 years old
(Males: 41.2 years old, Females: 42.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.7 years old, Black residents: 42.2 years old, American Indian residents: 48.9 years old, Asian residents: 34.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.1 years old, Other race residents: 30.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Davidson County is $451 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $543 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $708 a month.
Current college students: 4,371 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,002 (49.5% naturalized citizens)
Davidson County:
4.2%
Whole state:
7.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 443
2000 to 2009: 2,849
1990 to 1999: 2,494
1980 to 1989: 1,152
1970 to 1979: 298
Before 1970: 320
Note: State values scaled to Davidson County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 53,290
One, attached: 1,268
Two: 3,126
3 or 4: 1,392
5 to 9: 1,879
10 to 19: 1,683
20 to 49: 546
50 or more: 127
Mobile homes: 10,328
Housing units in Davidson County with a mortgage: 24,514 (422 second mortgage, 4,205 home equity loan, 110 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 19,069
Here:
55.8% with mortgage
State:
63.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Davidson County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
32,855
141
Mainline Protestant
28,033
93
Catholic
2,412
2
Black Protestant
1,913
10
Other
574
5
None
98,219
-
Davidson County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 28
Davidson County:
1.79 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17
This county:
1.09 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 78
Davidson County:
5.00 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 103
This county:
6.60 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Davidson County:
10.2%
North Carolina:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Davidson County:
30.1%
State:
28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.5%
State:
15.6%
Agriculture in Davidson County:
Average size of farms: 92 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22,871 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $206.63 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.90% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.58% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,610 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.56% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.74% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49,394 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.06% Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.77 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.69% Corn for grain: 4256 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 1697 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 7723 harvested acres Vegetables: 348 harvested acres Land in orchards: 75 acres
Earthquake activity:
Davidson County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 187.1 miles away from Davidson County center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 264.7 miles away from the county center On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 201.8 miles away from the county center On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 211.1 miles away from the county center On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 135.3 miles away from Davidson County center On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 135.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Most recent natural disasters:
North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
North Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 06, 2014 to March 07, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4167: March 31, 2014, FEMA Id: 4167, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
North Carolina Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1553: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
North Carolina Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1490: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1490, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
North Carolina Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 24, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1312: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1312, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
North Carolina Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to October 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1134: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1134, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Davidson County (17) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Winter Storms: 3, Droughts: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Sales and related occupations (17%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Production occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Personal care and service occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (44%)
Cambodia (7%)
El Salvador (7%)
Colombia (4%)
Honduras (4%)
Philippines (3%)
Germany (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Davidson County (%):
American (20%)
German (12%)
English (8%)
Irish (5%)
Scottish (2%)
European (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 38,530 (82.4%)
Carpooled: 4,381 (9.4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 212 (0.5%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 491 (1.0%)
Bicycle: 53 (0.1%)
Walked: 632 (1.4%)
Worked at home: 2,492 (5.3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Davidson County, North Carolina in 2000:
805 people in nursing homes
363 people in state prisons
219 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
161 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
132 people in other nonhousehold living situations
101 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
60 people in other group homes
44 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in homes for the mentally ill
People in group quarters in Davidson County, North Carolina in 2010:
711 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
370 people in state prisons
227 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
134 people in other noninstitutional facilities
91 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
46 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
41 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
41 people in group homes intended for adults
28 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
2 people in in-patient hospice facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $46,992.
4.92% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,227 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.92%
North Carolina average:
7.13%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.64% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($25,563 average AGI)
1.28% relocated from other states ($9,663 average AGI)
Davidson County:
1.28%
North Carolina average:
3.45%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7 Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.1
Births per 1000 population in Davidson County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Davidson County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Davidson County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 17.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Davidson County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Davidson County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 25,522 (20,455 aged, 5,067 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,755 (10%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Davidson County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,808)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (547)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.3 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,155 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 109 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 23,451
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,198 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 956 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 15 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 52.9. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 35.0
Other - 18.0
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 131.4. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 80.3
Suffocation - 27.4
Other - 23.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 164,926
In family households: 137,712 (21,998 male householders, 21,106 female householders)
33,330 spouses, 47,640 children (44,615 natural, 1,349 adopted, 1,676 stepchildren), 5,158 grandchildren, 1,306 brothers or sisters, 2,093 parents, 1,731 other relatives, 3,350 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 25,220 (9,171 male householders (6,655 living alone)), 10,420 female householders (8,709 living alone)), 5,629 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,994
Size of family households: 20,729 2-persons, 9,475 3-persons, 8,523 4-persons, 2,972 5-persons, 1,213 6-persons, 192 7-or-more-persons.
22,775 married couples with children.
8,923 single-parent households (1,787 men, 7,136 women).
92.2% of residents of Davidson speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $566,837,000 ($3,686 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $21,473,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $299,673,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $131,481,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,201,000 Federal grants: $103,997,000 Federal procurement contracts: $16,252,000 ($9,233,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $13,233,000 ($2,185,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $783,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $55,288,000 Federal Government insurance: $40,616,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,133
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 7,457
Here:
48 per 1000 residents
State:
44 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +2,129
Here:
+14 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,743
Here:
+18 per 1000 residents
State:
+27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Davidson County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.71 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 496
2010 to 2013: 1,533
2000 to 2009: 11,457
1990 to 1999: 15,116
1980 to 1989: 11,842
1970 to 1979: 11,236
1960 to 1969: 8,251
1950 to 1959: 5,581
1940 to 1949: 3,375
1939 or earlier: 4,752
Note: State values scaled to Davidson population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Davidson County, North Carolina
Note: State values scaled to Davidson County population
no vehicle: 1,463
1 vehicle: 10,025
2 vehicles: 16,121
3 vehicles: 10,181
4 vehicles: 3,997
5+ vehicles: 1,796
no vehicle: 2,132
1 vehicle: 9,394
2 vehicles: 5,358
3 vehicles: 1,500
4 vehicles: 728
5+ vehicles: 0
85% of Davidson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in North Carolina.
Davidson County:
85.5%
State average:
84.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 119,180
Other state: 37,306
Northeast: 9,912
Midwest: 5,252
South: 19,508
West: 2,634
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Davidson County
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#86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
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