Overview
          253
                  Total Population
                37.6
                  Median age
                46.64%
                  Female population %
                114.4:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                60-64 years
                  Largest age group
                54.3
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                Zero
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Daviston's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Daviston is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Daviston's population under 18 was 35.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Daviston's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Daviston, 24.11% were under the age of 15, 16.21% aged 15 to 29, 48.62% aged 30 to 64, 9.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.58% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 17 less females than males in Daviston:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.64% females and 53.36% males in Daviston, AL.
 - The Daviston, AL gender ratio is 114.4:100 i.e. 114.4 men to 100 women (1.144).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 22.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 20.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Daviston's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Daviston population: 96.05% are White, 3.16% are Black or African American and 0.79% are multiracial.
 - Daviston's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
 - By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 253 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Daviston is White with a population of 243 (96.05% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Daviston's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 239 in the year 2000
 - From 2000 to 2010, Daviston's population decreased by 35 (14.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Daviston's population decreased by 29 (14.22%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
 - Between the year 2000 and 2022, Daviston's population was lowest in year 2020 at 175.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
 - U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)