Durham, NC Demographic Data
Durham, NC Summary
Durham is located in Wake County in North Carolina
- Population: 239,320
- Area: 108.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 107.37 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.91 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,210.19 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 359.58 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Durham, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
139,816
53%
50.8
Male
123,173
47%
49.2
Total Population
262,989
323,128,000
Durham, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
18,062
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
17,200
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
15,508
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
14,214
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
22,410
8.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
52,183
19.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
36,280
13.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
31,223
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
15,518
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,255
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
17,601
6.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,837
2.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,698
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
203,604
77.4%
77.2
Female
110,437
54.2%
51.3
Male
93,167
45.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
194,392
73.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
35,220
13.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
28,136
10.7%
15.2
Female
16,864
59.9%
55.8
Male
11,272
40.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Durham, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
255,405
97.1%
96.8
White
130,718
49.7%
72.6
Black or African American
100,950
38.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
392
0.1%
0.8
Asian
14,462
5.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
5,113
1.9%
1.2
Chinese
3,177
1.2%
1.3
Filipino
1,395
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
472
0.2%
0.2
Korean
1,488
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
560
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
2,257
0.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
267
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
8,616
3.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
7,584
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
37,572
14.3%
17.8
Mexican
17,389
6.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,803
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
536
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17,844
6.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
225,417
85.7%
82.2
Durham, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
9,451
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
12,738
7.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
28,120
16.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
25,652
14.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12,804
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
47,082
26.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
39,748
22.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
22,189
12.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
153,406
87.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
86,830
49.4%
31.2
Durham, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
93,100
43.9%
33.7%
Now Married
83,951
39.6%
47.5
Divorced
21,008
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
5,620
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
8,540
4.0
5.8%
Durham, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
194,013
79.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
50,914
20.8%
21.6%
Spanish
32,471
13.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7,377
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
7,201
2.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
3,865
1.6%
1.1%
Durham, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
7,832
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,568
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,119
8.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
11,167
10.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
16,914
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
17,516
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
12,948
12.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
14,051
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5,633
5.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5,652
5.3%
6.4
Median household income
52,208
57,617
Per capita income
30,850
31,128
Durham, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
428
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,760
9.1%
9.8
Construction
9,898
7.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
45,366
32.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8,202
5.8%
6.6
Information
2,211
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
9,025
6.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8,442
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
19,175
13.6%
11.4
Public administration
4,579
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
13,693
9.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,736
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,275
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
11,920
8.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
65,944
46.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11,244
8.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
28,421
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
23,261
16.5%
18.1%
Durham, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
138,547
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
104,495
75.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
13,771
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6,908
5.0%
5.1
Walked
3,647
2.6%
2.7
Other means
3,121
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
6,605
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.8
26.6
Durham, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9,224
8.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
44,039
41.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
35,420
33.3%
37.1
3 or more
17,717
16.7%
21.0
Durham, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
106,400
92.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
50,759
47.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
55,641
52.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,584
7.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Durham, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
114,984
1 room
3,691
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
5,391
4.7%
2.7
3 rooms
14,003
12.2%
9.1
4 rooms
20,053
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
21,858
19.0%
19.8
6 rooms
19,143
16.6%
17.8
7 rooms
12,253
10.7%
12.0
8 rooms
7,568
6.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
11,024
9.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Durham, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
114,984
1-unit, detached
61,776
53.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8,987
7.8%
5.9
2-units
4,454
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,063
3.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
11,412
9.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
11,997
10.4%
4.4
20 or more units
11,821
10.3%
9.0
Mobile home
474
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Durham, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
7,216
6.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,801
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
7,649
6.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,316
9.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
12,624
11.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
18,266
15.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
18,152
15.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
27,116
23.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,133
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,711
3.2%
1.4%
Durham, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
40,953
38.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,591
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
63,002
59.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
342
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
162
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
350
0.3%
1.1
Durham, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
36,899
47295100.0
Less than $500
293
0.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
963
2.6%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,294
3.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,028
10.9%
11.8%
$500 to $999
6,854
18.6%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,894
24.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
14,573
39.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
19,619
53.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,695
15.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,509
9.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,924
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,974
16.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
178
0.0%
0.0%
Durham, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
54,135
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
260
0.5%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,302
2.4%
4.4%
Less than $500
4,653
8.6%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,851
9.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
17,167
31.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
25,902
47.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,506
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
949
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6,760
12.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6,715
12.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,373
12.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,436
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,209
13.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
19,327
36.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,821
0.0%
0.0%
Durham, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
50,759
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
618
1.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,127
8.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9,357
18.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11,955
23.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
13,709
27.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
8,249
16.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,361
4.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
383
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
196,100
205,000