Davie County, North Carolina

Davie County has a population of 44,122 and has grown 7.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $253,900, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $75,057.

Home price
$253,900
Income
$75,057
Population
44,122
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$253,900county
Median gross rent$867county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198036.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,548county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,232county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,082county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,607county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$75,057county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate9.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.8%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.6%county
Economic output per resident$44,752county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.63%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport985563county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station17 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths43.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment6090county
Students per full-time teacher17.4county
Free lunch eligible53.8%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.0%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population44,122county
Land area in square miles264county
People per square mile of land167.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store18.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.2%county
Share of households that are one person27.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.9%county
Second languages8.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents201county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in1,455county
Households that moved away1,194county
Average income of arriving households$77,615county
Average income of departing households$63,920county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year236county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.4 incounty
Annual snowfall2.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.45 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing73 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days192 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 17county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,086 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity72.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.6%county
Homes heated by propane4.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.9%county
Homes heated by wood3.2%county
Households with broadband91.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk58.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk56.1county
Landslide risk30.4county
Hail risk37.3county
Earthquake risk55.2county
Tornado risk37.2county
Tropical cyclone risk70.0county
Extreme heat risk31.5county
Winter weather risk33.8county
Strong wind risk32.5county
Wildfire risk23.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Davie County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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