Daviston, AL Demographics

Population 842 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Daviston

Household size in Daviston

Household size, people per household
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–102.642.552.68
2010–142.622.582.73
2015–192.452.582.71
2020–242.502.562.65
Change−0.14+0.00−0.03
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The average household in Daviston has 2.50 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Alabama. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.64, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Daviston

Median age, years
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–1039.538.237.7
2010–1439.439.138.6
2015–1941.940.139.6
2020–2442.840.240.1
Change+3.2+2.0+2.3
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The median resident of Daviston is 42.8 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Daviston

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–1015.9%12.5%12.3%
2010–1414.5%12.5%12.3%
2015–195.4%11.8%11.6%
2020–247.6%12.2%11.6%
Change−8.3 pts−0.3 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 7.6% of households in Daviston, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Daviston

Renters in Daviston

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–1016.7%28.9%33.3%
2010–1419.1%30.8%35.6%
2015–1913.0%31.2%36.0%
2020–2411.3%29.8%34.8%
Change−5.4 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 11.3% of households in Daviston rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 58.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Daviston

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–1025.1%14.0%11.4%
2010–1422.6%14.6%11.4%
2015–1922.0%15.7%11.1%
2020–2411.5%13.5%9.6%
Change−13.6 pts−0.5 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy runs a little high in Daviston: 11.5% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Even so, the rate is lower than in Alabama as a whole (13.5%).

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Daviston

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–10197619801974
2010–14197519821975
2015–19197819831977
2020–24199119861980
Change+15+6+6
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Daviston has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1991, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Daviston

Rent, per month
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–10$576$716$965
2010–14$576$785$1,040
2015–19$655$858$1,213
2020–24$781$1,091$1,571
Change+$205+$375+$606
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Rent in Daviston runs $781 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 18.8% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Daviston

Bachelor's degrees in Daviston

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–108.4%23.3%28.4%
2010–1413.5%24.3%29.6%
2015–1910.5%26.2%32.1%
2020–2415.3%29.0%35.6%
Change+6.9 pts+5.7 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Daviston have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 15.3%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Daviston

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–1072.8%82.3%84.9%
2010–1479.9%84.3%86.1%
2015–1976.5%86.4%87.7%
2020–2490.3%88.7%89.3%
Change+17.5 pts+6.4 pts+4.3 pts
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About as many adults in Daviston have finished high school as nationally: 90.3%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in Alabama as a whole (88.7%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Daviston

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodDavistonAlabamaU.S.
2006–109.1%8.6%8.1%
2010–1413.1%10.2%9.4%
2015–1913.2%6.1%5.6%
2020–240.5%4.9%5.4%
Change−8.7 pts−3.7 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Daviston has been strong: just 0.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Daviston compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Daviston2.5042.87.6%11.3%11.5%1991$78115.3%90.3%0.5%
New Site2.4141.311.1%17.6%15.1%1988$79813.5%88.5%1.3%
Goldville2.3540.114.4%21.4%18.3%1985$81311.7%86.4%2.2%
Sikesville2.3244.717.7%8.3%20.8%1986$60716.7%85.4%5.2%
Tiller Crossroads2.3346.06.0%16.5%17.0%1984$65125.4%86.6%5.3%
Mellow Valley2.3144.818.6%8.3%21.6%1985$59516.8%85.0%5.6%
Dickert2.8131.411.3%26.2%14.6%1979$56325.2%92.0%4.4%
Gibsonville2.4143.216.2%9.2%19.5%1987$59517.3%85.2%4.6%
Hackneyville2.4241.613.8%13.5%26.4%1986$71714.1%91.5%5.9%
Wadley2.7533.313.1%23.7%20.4%1978$60422.2%87.9%5.1%
Bevelle3.0134.626.0%21.1%9.8%1979$7619.6%79.8%3.4%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Daviston. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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