Durham County, North Carolina

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 329,405
Median household income: $79,501
Median home value: $351,700

Durham County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 329,405. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $79,501 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

From 2019 to 2023, Durham County's population grew 5.6% from 311,848 to 329,405, while its median household income rose 30.4% from $60,958 to $79,501.

The typical home was built around 1993. 12.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 329,405
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,501
Median home value: $351,700
Median gross rent: $1,415
Housing units: 149,150
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

311,848329,405

Median household income

$60,958$79,501

Median home value

$223,000$351,700

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,415

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	311,848	$60,958	$223,000	$1,067
2020	317,665	$62,812	$241,800	$1,103
2021	320,146	$67,000	$262,400	$1,162
2022	325,101	$74,927	$311,300	$1,301
2023	329,405	$79,501	$351,700	$1,415

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19,813	6.0%
5 to 17	46,537	14.1%
18 to 24	34,650	10.5%
25 to 34	59,204	18.0%
35 to 44	47,039	14.3%
45 to 54	38,920	11.8%
55 to 64	37,003	11.2%
65 to 74	29,028	8.8%
75 and over	17,211	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	138,134	41.9%
Black or African American	108,113	32.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	712	0.2%
Asian	16,950	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	143	0.0%
Some other race	1,178	0.4%
Two or more races	13,868	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50,307	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree25.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,215	9.3%
High school graduate	37,173	16.3%
Some college or associate's	47,723	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	63,124	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	59,170	25.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit2.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	112,322	65.8%
Carpooled	13,896	8.1%
Public transit	3,457	2.0%
Walked	3,632	2.1%
Bicycle	743	0.4%
Worked from home	34,482	20.2%
Other means	2,259	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35,569	26.1%
15 to 29 min	63,140	46.3%
30 to 44 min	25,268	18.5%
45 to 59 min	6,652	4.9%
60+ min	5,680	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 12.0% (38,013 of 316,530)

	Count	Share
Family households	77,200	55.7%
Nonfamily households	61,302	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	138,502	92.9%
Vacant	10,648	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	76,206	55.0%
Renter-occupied	62,296	45.0%

1-unit, detached54.9%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	81,891	54.9%
1-unit, attached	13,978	9.4%
2 to 4 units	9,505	6.4%
5 to 19 units	24,657	16.5%
20 or more units	17,217	11.5%
Mobile home & other	1,902	1.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 37063
State: North Carolina
Land area: 288 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 36.0338, -78.8781