Durham vs Gridley

A side-by-side comparison of Durham and Gridley: population, income, housing, and more.

Durham and Gridley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gridley has the higher population (7,372 vs 6,111 in Durham). Durham has the higher median household income ($120,778 vs $57,860 in Gridley). Durham has the higher median home value ($612,100 vs $297,700 in Gridley).

Population, income & housing

	Durham	Gridley
Population	6,111	7,372
Median age	50.7 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$120,778	$57,860
Median home value	$612,100	$297,700
Median gross rent	$1,092	$1,127
Housing units	2,175	2,703
Homeownership rate	69.7%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durham	Gridley
Population	5,987 → 6,111 (+2.1%)	6,744 → 7,372 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$83,788 → $120,778 (+44.1%)	$46,477 → $57,860 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$500,300 → $612,100 (+22.3%)	$190,500 → $297,700 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,433 → $1,092 (-23.8%)	$795 → $1,127 (+41.8%)

Durham

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

Gridley

Population

6,7447,372

Median household income

$46,477$57,860

Median home value

$190,500$297,700

Median gross rent

$795$1,127

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durham	Gridley
Under 5	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	9.5%	23.8%
18 to 24	10.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	7.4%	12.4%
35 to 44	7.2%	11.4%
45 to 54	17.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	20.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	14.8%	7.1%
75 and over	7.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durham	Gridley
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	54.9%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.2%
Asian	2.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	39.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durham	Gridley
No high school diploma	5.6%	17.9%
High school graduate	19.4%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durham	Gridley
Drove alone	68.0%	83.2%
Carpooled	12.7%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	3.8%	3.2%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	2.4%
Other means	2.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durham	Gridley
1-unit, detached	78.7%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Durham	Gridley
Poverty rate	5.1%	11.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1973	1966