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Population (year 2000): 7,139. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,581 (+20.2% change)
Males: 3,488 (48.9%), Females: 3,651 (51.1%)
Mecklenburg County
Zip code:
28036
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $78,370 (year 2000)
Median house value: $270,000 (year 2000)
Races in Davidson:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.3%)
- Black (8.1%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (15.9%), German (15.9%),
Irish (9.6%), United States (6.8%), Scottish (5.9%),
Scotch-Irish (5.4%).
Elevation: 750 feet
Land area: 4.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Davidson
- High school or higher: 89.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 25.5%
- Unemployed: 17.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Davidson town
- Never married: 30.2%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 6.2%
3.9% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.0%
Asia, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,957 (+70.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Davidson:
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
- LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
MOORESVILLE, NC)
- DAVIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
STATESVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Davidson:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 22 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 62 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Davidson:
- LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (about 9 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC;
ID: 14A)
- CONCORD REGIONAL (about 12 miles; CONCORD, NC; ID:
JQF)
- STATESVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; STATESVILLE, NC;
ID: SVH)
Amtrak stations near Davidson:
- 15 miles: KANNAPOLIS (306 N. MAIN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service.
- 18 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
College/University in Davidson:
- DAVIDSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,678; Location: PO BOX 1719; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.davidson.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Davidson:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 15
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,473)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
Public primary/middle schools in Davidson:
- DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 866; Location:
635 SOUTH STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- DAVIDSON INTNL BACC MIDDLE (Students: 242;
Location: 251 SOUTH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
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