Durham County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Durham County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Durham County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (53rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (155th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Durham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	332,353	10,730,404	334,922,499	221st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$82,316	$72,388	$80,734	498th of 3,221
Median Age	36.1	39.1	38.9	2866th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	55.2%	35.7%	35.7%	53rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$389,400	$288,900	$332,700	319th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,508	$1,228	$1,413	239th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.5%	13.0%	12.5%	2088th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.7%	5.2%	1981st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,155.8	220.7	n/a	155th of 3,222
Foreign Born	15.4%	9.1%	14.1%	182nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	402nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.5%	66.6%	65.2%	3100th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.6	25.1	26.4	2000th of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.9%	16.3%	15.1%	73rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.5%	n/a	n/a	1143rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.1%	47.2%	46.9%	2906th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.7%	n/a	n/a	188th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Durham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Durham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	41.7%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.8%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	31.8%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	69.5	58.4	61.4

Age in Durham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Durham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	36.1	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.0%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.0%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	18.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.9%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Durham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Durham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	141,847	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.3%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.2%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.1%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	41.2%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Durham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Durham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,447	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.6%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.5%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.1%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Durham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Durham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	153,022	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	54.6%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	28.1%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.3%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.5%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,092	$1,896	n/a

Education in Durham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Durham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	8.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	15.7%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.6%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	29.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	26.3%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Durham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Durham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.7%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	62.7%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.3%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Durham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Durham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.6%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.8%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	9.6%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.8%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.5%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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