Durham

Population: 6,111
Median household income: $120,778
Median home value: $612,100

Durham is a community in Butte County, California, home to 6,111 residents. At $120,778, its median household income sits above Butte County's $68,574.

From 2019 to 2023, Durham's population grew 2.1% from 5,987 to 6,111, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $500,300 to $612,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.8% of the population. 68.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,111
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $120,778
Median home value: $612,100
Median gross rent: $1,092
Housing units: 2,175
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9876,111

Median household income

$83,788$120,778

Median home value

$500,300$612,100

Median gross rent

$1,433$1,092

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,987	$83,788	$500,300	$1,433
2020	6,255	$98,563	$530,000	$1,321
2021	5,989	$107,000	$518,300	$1,219
2022	6,337	$125,789	$622,100	$1,236
2023	6,111	$120,778	$612,100	$1,092

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6420.0%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	368	6.0%
5 to 17	582	9.5%
18 to 24	646	10.6%
25 to 34	455	7.4%
35 to 44	440	7.2%
45 to 54	1,068	17.5%
55 to 64	1,220	20.0%
65 to 74	907	14.8%
75 and over	425	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,813	78.8%
Black or African American	247	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	147	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	149	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	745	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	255	5.6%
High school graduate	875	19.4%
Some college or associate's	1,641	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,091	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	653	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone68.0%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,804	68.0%
Carpooled	338	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	101	3.8%
Bicycle	35	1.3%
Worked from home	305	11.5%
Other means	70	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	688	29.3%
15 to 29 min	991	42.2%
30 to 44 min	334	14.2%
45 to 59 min	156	6.6%
60+ min	179	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 5.1% (313 of 6,085)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,747	83.0%
Nonfamily households	358	17.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,105	96.8%
Vacant	70	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,467	69.7%
Renter-occupied	638	30.3%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,711	78.7%
1-unit, attached	92	4.2%
2 to 4 units	51	2.3%
5 to 19 units	145	6.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	176	8.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0620270
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 82 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 39.6294, -121.7908