Davidson County, NC elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Davidson County: 41 seats on 10 elected bodies. 11 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Who lives in each of the 3 school districts (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Davidson County Schools
137,114
$68,884
10.4%
8.1%
39.4%
Lexington City Schools
21,201
$43,830
26%
14.4%
47.6%
Thomasville City Schools
14,639
$52,901
17.4%
13.9%
42%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 10 local governments in Davidson County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
5
2
School districts (school boards)
0
3
Special districts (elected boards)
4
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (4 in Davidson County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Davidson County
172,954people
42.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$64,172 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
21.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$219,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
5.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
9.4%U.S.: 8.4%
42.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
20.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.9% · White 76% · Black 9.1% · Asian 1.5% · Other or more than one race 4.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Davidson County
3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. North Carolina: 3.1%.
77,391people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
79,910in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.2%
2,519
77,391
79,910
August 2026
3.6%
2,821
76,073
78,894
July 2026
3.7%
2,943
75,929
78,872
June 2026
3.5%
2,772
76,324
79,096
May 2026
3.5%
2,757
76,770
79,527
April 2026
3.4%
2,695
77,094
79,789
March 2026
3.5%
2,798
77,591
80,389
February 2026
3.7%
2,984
77,148
80,132
January 2026
4.0%
3,172
76,558
79,730
December 2025
3.4%
2,699
77,557
80,256
November 2025
3.8%
3,111
77,717
80,828
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.7%
3,010
77,989
80,999
August 2025
4.2%
3,355
76,683
80,038
July 2025
4.1%
3,345
77,499
80,844
June 2025
4.0%
3,231
77,129
80,360
May 2025
3.8%
3,043
77,139
80,182
April 2025
3.5%
2,779
77,581
80,360
March 2025
3.8%
3,063
77,217
80,280
February 2025
4.0%
3,173
76,599
79,772
January 2025
3.9%
3,142
76,767
79,909
December 2024
3.4%
2,733
77,048
79,781
November 2024
3.7%
3,016
77,422
80,438
October 2024
3.4%
2,759
78,089
80,848
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.8%
3,086
77,262
80,348
2024
3.7%
2,971
77,763
80,734
2023
3.5%
2,809
78,018
80,827
2022
3.6%
2,930
77,574
80,504
2021
4.7%
3,657
73,865
77,522
2020
7.1%
5,423
70,738
76,161
2019
3.7%
2,954
76,021
78,975
2018
3.8%
2,961
74,788
77,749
2017
4.4%
3,395
73,941
77,336
2016
4.9%
3,770
73,280
77,050
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. North Carolina's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Davidson County
291.0 per 100,0002024. North Carolina: 379.2.
1,758.3 per 100,0002024. North Carolina: 1,978.3.
17murders2024, 841 violent crimes in all.
2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2024
841
291.0
5,082
1,758.3
2023
857
302.2
5,170
1,823.3
2022
882
312.2
5,593
1,979.6
2021
915
328.9
5,756
2,069.0
2020
1,102
395.9
6,122
2,199.6
2019
1,098
396.8
6,158
2,225.4
2018
1,013
368.6
6,743
2,453.6
2017
1,115
406.4
7,457
2,717.9
2016
976
357.7
7,303
2,676.6
By police agency (5)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
2025
134
831
123,997
High Point Police Department
2025
623
2,311
119,571
Thomasville Police Department
2024
94
644
27,525
Lexington Police Department
2025
94
560
20,003
Denton Police Department
2025
3
35
1,603
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in North Carolina · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.60 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 292,910 people.
468sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
160civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (5), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
High Point Police Department
207
72
119,581
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
139
71
123,997
Thomasville Police Department
64
5
27,726
Lexington Police Department
53
12
20,003
Denton Police Department
5
0
1,603
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
468
1.60
160
5
2022
452
1.61
116
4
2021
468
1.69
113
4
2020
477
1.72
118
4
2019
475
1.73
124
4
2018
482
1.76
118
4
2017
471
1.73
112
4
2016
467
1.72
115
4
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Davidson County Clerk of Superior Court?
Sandie Tysinger Chappell (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Davidson County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Davidson County Register of Deeds?
Michael E. Horne (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Davidson County Sheriff?
Richie Simmons (Republican) is the Sheriff of Davidson County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Davidson County commissioners?
Karen Watford (County Commissioner); Chris Elliott (County Commissioner); Steve Shell (County Commissioner); Matt Mizell (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Davidson County School Board?
Nick Jarvis (Board of Education Member); Ashley Carroll (Board of Education Member); Sherry Koontz (Board of Education Member); Mur DeJonge (Board of Education Member); Heather Yates-Davis (Board of Education Member); Debra Verdell (Board of Education Member, At-Large); Darrick Horton (Board of Education Member, Ward 1); Katherine Grindstaff Hinkle (Board of Education Member, Ward 2); Brent D. Wall (Board of Education Member, Ward 3); Patricia Miller (Board of Education Member, Ward 4); Angela McDuffie (Board of Education Member, Ward 5); Cheryl Leverett-Lide (Board of Education Member, Ward 6); Malcolm Richbourg (Board of Education Member); Ja'Quez D. Taylor (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Davidson County?
About 172,954 people, with a median age of 42.2; the median household income is $64,172 and 12.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Davidson County?
3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,519 people unemployed in a labor force of 79,910, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Davidson County?
10 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal and 4 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Davidson County?
2: Lexington, Thomasville. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NC State Board of Elections' certified results of each seat's last election (2022–2025, and the March 2026 nonpartisan school board elections); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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