Durham vs East Hampton

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

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

Durham has the higher population (3,508 vs 3,159 in East Hampton). Durham has the higher median household income ($126,406 vs $120,875 in East Hampton). Durham has the higher median home value ($378,900 vs $315,900 in East Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Durham	East Hampton
Population	3,508	3,159
Median age	46.6 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$126,406	$120,875
Median home value	$378,900	$315,900
Median gross rent	$1,684	$1,239
Housing units	1,439	1,243
Homeownership rate	87.8%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.2%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durham	East Hampton
Population	2,752 → 3,508 (+27.5%)	2,969 → 3,159 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$108,333 → $126,406 (+16.7%)	$86,458 → $120,875 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$275,800 → $378,900 (+37.4%)	$241,200 → $315,900 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,492 → $1,684 (+12.9%)	$1,153 → $1,239 (+7.5%)

Durham

Population

2,7523,508

Median household income

$108,333$126,406

Median home value

$275,800$378,900

Median gross rent

$1,492$1,684

East Hampton

Population

2,9693,159

Median household income

$86,458$120,875

Median home value

$241,200$315,900

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durham	East Hampton
Under 5	2.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	16.6%	8.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	15.1%	15.6%
55 to 64	18.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	14.3%
75 and over	9.8%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durham	East Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durham	East Hampton
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	28.6%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durham	East Hampton
Drove alone	71.8%	86.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.3%
Public transit	3.5%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durham	East Hampton
1-unit, detached	94.0%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Durham	East Hampton
Poverty rate	7.6%	3.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1976	1971