ZIP Code 27705

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Durham County, North Carolina.

Population: 48,412
Median household income: $71,153
Median home value: $398,500

ZIP Code 27705 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Durham County, North Carolina, home to about 48,412 residents. Its median household income of $71,153 runs below the Durham County figure of $79,501.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27705's population declined 2.2% from 49,508 to 48,412, while its median gross rent rose 35.8% from $1,047 to $1,422.

The median gross rent is $1,422. 62.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,412
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,153
Median home value: $398,500
Median gross rent: $1,422
Housing units: 24,108
Homeownership rate: 44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,50848,412

Median household income

$54,661$71,153

Median home value

$268,800$398,500

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,422

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,508	$54,661	$268,800	$1,047
2020	50,530	$53,879	$277,500	$1,103
2021	47,527	$58,350	$304,300	$1,163
2022	46,880	$65,935	$363,000	$1,248
2023	48,412	$71,153	$398,500	$1,422

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 2413.9%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,619	5.4%
5 to 17	6,273	13.0%
18 to 24	6,736	13.9%
25 to 34	8,449	17.5%
35 to 44	6,109	12.6%
45 to 54	5,383	11.1%
55 to 64	5,121	10.6%
65 to 74	4,072	8.4%
75 and over	3,650	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,095	53.9%
Black or African American	8,267	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	0.2%
Asian	4,175	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	321	0.7%
Two or more races	2,575	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,872	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate12.0%

Some college or associate's16.1%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree33.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,094	9.4%
High school graduate	3,950	12.0%
Some college or associate's	5,279	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	9,511	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10,950	33.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone60.1%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit2.4%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home23.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,182	60.1%
Carpooled	1,538	6.5%
Public transit	575	2.4%
Walked	1,251	5.3%
Bicycle	217	0.9%
Worked from home	5,556	23.5%
Other means	282	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,575	36.4%
15 to 29 min	7,341	40.7%
30 to 44 min	2,492	13.8%
45 to 59 min	872	4.8%
60+ min	765	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 16.9% (7,654 of 45,365)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,490	48.2%
Nonfamily households	11,296	51.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,786	90.4%
Vacant	2,322	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,725	44.6%
Renter-occupied	12,061	55.4%

1-unit, detached43.1%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units19.8%

20 or more units17.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,383	43.1%
1-unit, attached	2,211	9.2%
2 to 4 units	2,156	8.9%
5 to 19 units	4,770	19.8%
20 or more units	4,105	17.0%
Mobile home & other	483	2.0%

ZIP Code 27705

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