Overview
14,644
Total Population
39.5
Median age
52.30%
Female population %
91.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
51.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
494
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Davidson's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Davidson is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Davidson's population under 18 was 22.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Davidson's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Davidson, 18.09% were under the age of 15, 23.84% aged 15 to 29, 42.26% aged 30 to 64, 14.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.41% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 674 more females than males in Davidson:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.30% females and 47.70% males in Davidson, NC.
- The Davidson, NC gender ratio is 91.2:100 i.e. 91.2 men to 100 women (0.912).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 915.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 960.
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Race / Ethnicity
Davidson's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Davidson population: 86.17% are White, 7.57% are Black or African American, 1.81% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.14% are some other race and 4.26% are multiracial.
- Davidson's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 494 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,15 (96.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Davidson is White with a population of 12,619 (86.17% of the total population).
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Year by year
Davidson's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 15,771 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Davidson's population increased by 3,618 (49.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Davidson's population increased by 4,243 (38.89%), 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's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,293.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)