Durham is a city of 5,340 people in California. The median age is 50.8, about 12 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $700,100, having more than tripled since 2000. Few US cities rank higher on income. 5% of residents were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 18 minutes.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,417, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Durham
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.7 → 50.8(+15.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$288,248 → $700,100(+143%)US over the same years: +67%
Durham's population equals 2.6% of Butte County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.2%(38)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(102)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.1%(292)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 530 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Durham, decade by decade
Durham population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,784
$84,929
$288,248
28.5%
23.0
2000
5,220
$97,105
$343,564
35.2%
27.8
2010
5,518
$93,296
$664,907
42.0%
34.0
2020
5,834
$119,462
$642,381
35.4%
45.8
2024
5,340
$95,417
$700,100
40.4%
24.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
