About Daviston

Daviston is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 981 people and just one neighborhood, Daviston is the 284th largest community in Alabama.

Daviston is a blue-collar town, with 50.7% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Daviston is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Daviston who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.75%), sales jobs (12.90%), and food service (4.38%).

In Daviston, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Daviston is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Daviston isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.26% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Daviston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Daviston Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Daviston ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 6.51% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Daviston in 2000 was $15,274, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $61,096 for a family of four.

Daviston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Daviston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Daviston is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Daviston include Scottish and English.

The most common language spoken in Daviston is English.