Durham vs Palermo

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

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

Durham has the higher population (6,111 vs 5,440 in Palermo). Durham has the higher median household income ($120,778 vs $47,893 in Palermo). Durham has the higher median home value ($612,100 vs $287,000 in Palermo).

Population, income & housing

	Durham	Palermo
Population	6,111	5,440
Median age	50.7 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$120,778	$47,893
Median home value	$612,100	$287,000
Median gross rent	$1,092	$1,067
Housing units	2,175	2,330
Homeownership rate	69.7%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durham	Palermo
Population	5,987 → 6,111 (+2.1%)	5,395 → 5,440 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$83,788 → $120,778 (+44.1%)	$42,227 → $47,893 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$500,300 → $612,100 (+22.3%)	$215,300 → $287,000 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,433 → $1,092 (-23.8%)	$885 → $1,067 (+20.6%)

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

Palermo

Population

5,3955,440

Median household income

$42,227$47,893

Median home value

$215,300$287,000

Median gross rent

$885$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durham	Palermo
Under 5	6.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	9.5%	16.4%
18 to 24	10.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	7.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	17.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	20.0%	18.5%
65 to 74	14.8%	15.6%
75 and over	7.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durham	Palermo
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	60.6%
Black or African American	4.0%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	2.1%
Asian	2.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	25.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durham	Palermo
No high school diploma	5.6%	17.4%
High school graduate	19.4%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durham	Palermo
Drove alone	68.0%	77.0%
Carpooled	12.7%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	8.8%
Other means	2.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durham	Palermo
1-unit, detached	78.7%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	42.2%

Poverty & households

	Durham	Palermo
Poverty rate	5.1%	21.0%
Average household size	2.89	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1973	1978