East Durham vs South Cairo

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

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

South Cairo has the higher population (601 vs 547 in East Durham). Since 2019, South Cairo's population has grown faster (-1.8% vs -13.7%).

Population, income & housing

	East Durham	South Cairo
Population	547	601
Median age	42.3 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$80,341	—
Median home value	—	$165,400
Median gross rent	—	$919
Housing units	371	276
Homeownership rate	81.8%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Durham	South Cairo
Population	634 → 547 (-13.7%)	612 → 601 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$52,917 → $80,341 (+51.8%)	—
Median home value	$124,100 → $120,500 (-2.9%)	$133,300 → $165,400 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $955 (+3.2%)	$821 → $919 (+11.9%)

East Durham

Population

634547

Median household income

$52,917$80,341

Median home value

$124,100$120,500

Median gross rent

$925$955

South Cairo

Population

612601

Median home value

$133,300$165,400

Median gross rent

$821$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Durham	South Cairo
Under 5	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.8%	1.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	20.6%
25 to 34	3.3%	25.5%
35 to 44	21.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	19.4%	1.8%
55 to 64	5.9%	8.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	18.3%
75 and over	1.1%	23.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Durham	South Cairo
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	32.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Durham	South Cairo
No high school diploma	13.2%	1.9%
High school graduate	29.1%	68.9%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Durham	South Cairo
Drove alone	53.8%	89.3%
Carpooled	32.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.7%
Other means	9.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Durham	South Cairo
1-unit, detached	72.8%	34.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	31.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.8%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	East Durham	South Cairo
Poverty rate	6.4%	14.8%
Average household size	2.69	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1980	1969