Davidson, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 7,139. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,581 (+20.2% change)
Males: 3,488 (48.9%), Females: 3,651 (51.1%)
Mecklenburg County
Zip code: 28036
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $78,370
Median house value: $270,000
Population by Race
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
Population by Education
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
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
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Davidson:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 22 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 62 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Davidson:
- LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (about 9 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 14A)
- CONCORD REGIONAL (about 12 miles; CONCORD, NC; Abbreviation: JQF)
- STATESVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; STATESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 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.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Davidson:
- DAVIDSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,678; Location: PO BOX 1719; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.davidson.edu)
Colleges and Universities
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; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time 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)