County profile
Davidson County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#577 of 3,127 US counties by GDP63rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 56% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
41,445
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,994
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
180,182
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$64.2k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
21.7%±1.2%
Poverty rate
12.8%±1.4%
Business applications
2,047 · 2025
Retail establishments
489
27.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.Industrials$5.5B72BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing35%
Retail trade19%
Health care16%
Food & accommodation15%
Admin & support8%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
180,182
residents · 2025 · +6.6% since 2020
Income per capita $54.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+12,081
International migration+1,559
Natural change−2,541
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.1B2019
$5.1B2020
$5.7B2021
$6.3B2022
$6.8B2023
$7.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$219.1k±$5.4k
Median gross rent
$901/mo±$33/mo
Vacancy rate
8.6%±0.8%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$406.8M
1,216 units · 6.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$960/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 95Tornado 87Cold wave 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2582016
2682017
2832018
2972019
3092020
3522021
4232022
4662023
4952024
5172025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 38% since 20218782021
1,0752022
1,0772023
9902024
1,2162025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.3 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
4.1 km
NS
Nearest port
222.8 km
ELWELL FERRY - KELLY
Nearest commercial airport
37.8 km
SMITH REYNOLDS
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.7k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Davidson?
Davidson's economy produced $7.1B in 2024, growing 5.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.