Durham

Population: 288,465
Median household income: $79,234
Median home value: $355,300

Durham, a community in Durham County, North Carolina, has 288,465 residents. The median household income of $79,234 is in line with the Durham County median ($79,501).

Between 2019 and 2023, Durham's population grew 7.0% from 269,702 to 288,465, while its median home value rose 58.5% from $224,100 to $355,300.

Owners occupy 51.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 288,465
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,234
Median home value: $355,300
Median gross rent: $1,412
Housing units: 132,864
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

269,702288,465

Median household income

$58,905$79,234

Median home value

$224,100$355,300

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,412

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	269,702	$58,905	$224,100	$1,058
2020	276,341	$61,962	$243,000	$1,098
2021	279,106	$66,623	$264,100	$1,157
2022	284,094	$74,710	$316,600	$1,296
2023	288,465	$79,234	$355,300	$1,412

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,577	6.1%
5 to 17	40,717	14.1%
18 to 24	32,329	11.2%
25 to 34	54,665	19.0%
35 to 44	41,351	14.3%
45 to 54	33,310	11.5%
55 to 64	30,901	10.7%
65 to 74	23,502	8.1%
75 and over	14,113	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	116,853	40.5%
Black or African American	98,568	34.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	593	0.2%
Asian	16,062	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	140	0.0%
Some other race	1,053	0.4%
Two or more races	12,747	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,449	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate15.4%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree26.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17,015	8.6%
High school graduate	30,420	15.4%
Some college or associate's	40,256	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	56,947	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	53,204	26.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit2.2%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home20.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	100,052	65.2%
Carpooled	12,222	8.0%
Public transit	3,387	2.2%
Walked	3,465	2.3%
Bicycle	743	0.5%
Worked from home	31,658	20.6%
Other means	2,042	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33,105	27.2%
15 to 29 min	56,030	46.0%
30 to 44 min	21,748	17.8%
45 to 59 min	5,872	4.8%
60+ min	5,156	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 12.2% (33,919 of 278,033)

	Count	Share
Family households	66,382	53.8%
Nonfamily households	56,936	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	123,318	92.8%
Vacant	9,546	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	63,883	51.8%
Renter-occupied	59,435	48.2%

1-unit, detached51.3%

1-unit, attached10.3%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units17.9%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	68,181	51.3%
1-unit, attached	13,713	10.3%
2 to 4 units	9,369	7.1%
5 to 19 units	23,775	17.9%
20 or more units	16,924	12.7%
Mobile home & other	902	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3719000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 119 sq mi
Water area: 0.83 sq mi
Center point: 35.9779, -78.8981