Davidson County, NC Population

Overview

168,002

Total Population

42.4

Median age

50.93%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12,805

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Davidson County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Davidson County is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Davidson County's population under 18 was 22.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Davidson County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Davidson County, 17.93% were under the age of 15, 17.70% aged 15 to 29, 46.28% aged 30 to 64, 16.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,112 more females than males in Davidson County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.93% females and 49.07% males in Davidson County, NC.
The Davidson County, NC gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 6,785.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 6,432.

Davidson County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Davidson County population: 83.30% are White, 9.61% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.49% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.49% are some other race and 3.87% are multiracial.
Davidson County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 12,805 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 155,197 (92.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Davidson County is White with a population of 139,941 (83.30% of the total population).

Davidson County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 172,586 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Davidson County's population increased by 15,184 (10.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Davidson County's population increased by 6,355 (3.90%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Davidson County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 147,657.