Davidson County, NC

Community Overview

Named one of America's Best Places to Live by Livability.com

Situated in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Davidson County is home to two vibrant cities – Lexington and Thomasville. Known as the “Barbecue Capital of the World,” Lexington boasts a slew of restaurants serving up Western-style barbecue (vinegar-based sauce) and hosts an annual barbecue festival each year. Thomasville is one of the state’s furniture manufacturing centers and home to the “big chair.” Both cities and the surrounding area offer a quiet place to put down roots.

Population
County Population: 156,530 Davidson
City Population: 26,526 Thomasville

Detailed Demographics Infomation

Climate
July High Temperature: 90 degrees F
January Low Temperature: 28 degrees F

Davidson County is in the heart of North Carolina's Piedmont region and offers four distinct seasons, with moderate summers and winters.

Schools
Davidson County's three school districts work together, offering a variety of innovative ways to educate children, from allowing them to take courses in a neighboring district to enrolling them in the county’s community college before their high school graduation.

Educations Statistics

Health Care
Thomasville Medical Center is a 149-bed community hospital with the latest in diagnostic and treatment services. It provides more than 480 employees, 132 medical staff and 65 volunteers to meet the health-care needs of the community. Lexington Memorial consistently dedicates resources to make cutting-edge technology convenient and close to home. Whether you need sophisticated diagnostics such as an MRI, CT scan or treatment of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stroke, respiratory illness or serious injury, Lexington Memorial can take care of you.

Neighborhoods
Davidson County offers a variety of housing styles and options.

Average Home Prices and Rent Payments

Business Climate
Davidson County has long been a leader in furniture manufacturing. Home to two of the finest furniture manufacturers in the world, Thomasville Furniture Industries and Lexington Homebrand Furniture, Davidson County has practically furnished the world. Along with furniture manufacturing, Davidson County is also home to manufacturers of textile products, chemical products, electronic connectors, batteries and plastics.

Workforce and Labor Statistcs

Culture
Davidson County is home to two vibrant communities, Lexington and Thomasville. The county is known as the \Barbecue Capital of the World.Site Selection magazine ranked it eighth among U.S. "micropolitan statistical areas," and the county is in one of the mid-Atlantic's most dynamic and desirable metro areas.

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