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Davie County, North Carolina

Davie County had 45,383 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 263.7 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 86th by land area.

Population
45,383
#56 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,087 in US
Area
263.7 sq mi
#86 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,879 in US
Density
172 / sq mi
#34 of 100 in North Carolina · #621 in US
Median household income
$76,153
#18 of 100 in North Carolina · #620 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Davie County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Davie County population, land area and income

Davie County had 45,383 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 263.7 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 86th by land area. That works out to 172.1 people per square mile, 1.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents; Davie County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,153 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

45,383

3144th1st

1087th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

264 sq mi

3144th1st

2879th of 3,144 (US)

Density

172.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

621st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$76,153

3143rd1st

620th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

45,383

100th1st

56th of 100 (NC)

Land area

264 sq mi

100th1st

86th of 100 (NC)

Density

172.1 / sq mi

100th1st

34th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$76,153

100th1st

18th of 100 (NC)

How Davie County's population changed since 2020

Davie County gained 2,489 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.8%. That ranks 27th of 100 in North Carolina for growth. The median North Carolina county changed by +2.7%, and the state as a whole by +5.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Davie County recorded 1,740 births and 2,433 deaths, a natural change of -693. Net international migration added +181 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,220. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,220 people.

42.9k202043.7k202144.1k202244.6k202345.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,740
Deaths
2,433
Net international migration
+181
Net domestic migration
+3,220
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+789

Where Davie County is

The Census internal point of Davie County is at 35.929400, -80.542600. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Davie County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Scotland County: +1.4%Rockingham County: +2.5%Franklin County: +15.6%Caswell County: -0.5%Stokes County: +2.9%Granville County: +2.3%Edgecombe County: +0.7%Randolph County: +2.8%Alexander County: +0.8%Person County: +2.4%Cherokee County: +5.2%Ashe County: +2.5%Davidson County: +5.2%Cabarrus County: +7.8%Mecklenburg County: +8.1%Burke County: +1.5%Cumberland County: +0.4%Northampton County: -4.9%Buncombe County: +3.5%Wilson County: +0.8%Bladen County: +0.5%Pitt County: +4.1%Yancey County: +2.7%Stanly County: +7.4%Harnett County: +9.3%Wilkes County: +0.5%Tyrrell County: +8.8%Pamlico County: +1.9%Hoke County: +6.0%Transylvania County: +2.5%Carteret County: +3.8%Durham County: +6.5%Anson County: +1.8%Pender County: +15.6%Alamance County: +6.7%Polk County: +4.9%Lenoir County: +0.5%Washington County: -3.0%Avery County: -0.0%Hyde County: +1.5%Gates County: -1.4%Davie County: +5.8%Jackson County: +7.4%Montgomery County: +2.5%Martin County: -2.0%Pasquotank County: +2.9%Perquimans County: +3.4%Cleveland County: +2.3%Sampson County: +2.3%Catawba County: +3.8%Alleghany County: +4.5%Robeson County: +2.3%Macon County: +4.4%Clay County: +8.0%Haywood County: +1.3%Duplin County: +3.8%Henderson County: +3.6%Craven County: +2.6%Warren County: +2.6%Graham County: +1.7%Union County: +9.9%Wayne County: +2.2%Gaston County: +5.9%Guilford County: +3.7%Yadkin County: +2.0%Watauga County: +1.0%Rowan County: +4.4%Swain County: -1.1%Chatham County: +9.4%Bertie County: -4.4%Halifax County: -2.9%Forsyth County: +4.1%Onslow County: +3.8%Dare County: +3.1%Chowan County: +1.3%Brunswick County: +20.9%Johnston County: +14.9%Orange County: +6.4%Currituck County: +13.6%New Hanover County: +7.5%Richmond County: -1.7%Vance County: -0.5%Iredell County: +9.9%Lincoln County: +12.0%Caldwell County: +0.2%McDowell County: +1.6%Rutherford County: +1.9%Mitchell County: +0.9%Moore County: +8.1%Columbus County: -0.8%Lee County: +8.1%Greene County: +1.1%Madison County: +5.0%Camden County: +7.5%Hertford County: -12.0%Beaufort County: -0.3%Jones County: +3.5%Wake County: +9.0%Nash County: +3.0%Surry County: +0.2%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +0.5%
  2. < +2.3%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Davie County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.929400, -80.542600
DMS
35°55'45.84"N 80°32'33.36"W
UTM
17N 541261.2E 3976214.6N
Geohash
dnqsrhwxv
Plus code
867XWFH4+QX

Towns in Davie County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Davie County, 9,514 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Davie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mocksville with 6,224.

  1. 01Mocksville6,224
  2. 02Bermuda Run3,290
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Davie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Davie County. The most populous is Forsyth County, NC, with 398,143 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 107.1 miles E of Davie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Winston-Salem, NC (population 255,769), 19.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clemmons, NC (population 22,471), 11.3 miles away.

Davie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Davie County is 37059: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,153.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Davie County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 45,383. That is up 2,489 people (5.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 42,894.

What is the FIPS code of Davie County?

37059. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Davie County?

Mocksville, with 6,224 residents inside Davie County in 2024.

Which counties border Davie County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Forsyth County, NC; Iredell County, NC; Davidson County, NC; Rowan County, NC; Yadkin County, NC.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.