Durham

Population: 10,577
Median household income: $109,934
Median home value: $451,000

Durham is a community in Strafford County, New Hampshire, home to 10,577 residents. At $109,934, its median household income sits above Strafford County's $86,564.

Between 2019 and 2023, Durham's population declined 5.2% from 11,159 to 10,577, while its median home value rose 29.4% from $348,500 to $451,000.

The median resident is 20.0 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 74.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,577
Median age: 20.0 yrs
Median household income: $109,934
Median home value: $451,000
Median gross rent: $1,338
Housing units: 2,088
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,15910,577

Median household income

$53,523$109,934

Median home value

$348,500$451,000

Median gross rent

$942$1,338

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,159	$53,523	$348,500	$942
2020	12,016	$61,845	$373,100	$1,035
2021	11,616	$70,938	$396,200	$1,173
2022	10,789	$93,542	$431,500	$1,216
2023	10,577	$109,934	$451,000	$1,338

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 175.0%

18 to 2474.1%

25 to 343.8%

35 to 443.2%

45 to 543.4%

55 to 643.3%

65 to 743.1%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	0.8%
5 to 17	525	5.0%
18 to 24	7,838	74.1%
25 to 34	401	3.8%
35 to 44	336	3.2%
45 to 54	358	3.4%
55 to 64	351	3.3%
65 to 74	330	3.1%
75 and over	354	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,289	87.8%
Black or African American	26	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	380	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.2%
Two or more races	396	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	467	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate8.8%

Some college or associate's12.3%

Bachelor's degree39.0%

Graduate or professional degree37.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	2.1%
High school graduate	187	8.8%
Some college or associate's	261	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	831	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	807	37.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone42.0%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit3.6%

Walked35.2%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,689	42.0%
Carpooled	115	2.9%
Public transit	144	3.6%
Walked	1,416	35.2%
Bicycle	39	1.0%
Worked from home	594	14.8%
Other means	21	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,721	50.3%
15 to 29 min	1,171	34.2%
30 to 44 min	333	9.7%
45 to 59 min	93	2.7%
60+ min	106	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 14.5% (520 of 3,577)

	Count	Share
Family households	785	56.0%
Nonfamily households	618	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,403	67.2%
Vacant	685	32.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	770	54.9%
Renter-occupied	633	45.1%

1-unit, detached39.6%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units13.0%

5 to 19 units16.3%

20 or more units26.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	826	39.6%
1-unit, attached	106	5.1%
2 to 4 units	271	13.0%
5 to 19 units	340	16.3%
20 or more units	545	26.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3319620
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 43.1428, -70.9250