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Durham County

North Carolina · 267,587 residents · 288 sq mi
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With 267,587 people, Durham County is a county in North Carolina. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 28% nationally. The median age is 33.2, younger than the US median of 37.2. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Growth has run 20% since 2000, or 44,273 more people. Median home value sits at $176,100.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 33.2
US median: 37.2
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
267,587
+20%since 2000
from 223,314 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
33.2
+3%since 2000
from 32.2 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
288 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
167K212K257K302K347K19902000201020202024Durham County
2024332K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.4%(19,815)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.2%(16,563)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 145.6%(14,942)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.7%(17,952)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.7%(23,232)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3418.3%(48,956)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.1%(37,762)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5412.8%(34,132)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6410.5%(28,116)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.3%(14,057)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.1%(8,166)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.5%(3,894)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,894
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,337 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,503
+19%since 2000
from $23,156 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
31.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.2% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
16.1%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 13.4% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.457
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information8.3%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade6.3%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 7%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance2.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.8%
US avg: 2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical2.4%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 3.1%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$176,100
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $128,300 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$792
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $658 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
54.2%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 54.3% in 2000
45.8% rent
Vacancy rate
10.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.32 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.34 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
26.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 27.2% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 44.8% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.5
+2%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic48.1%(107,371)
Black39.2%(87,516)
Hispanic / Latino7.6%(17,039)
Asian3.3%(7,311)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic42.1%(112,697)
Black37.5%(100,260)
Hispanic / Latino13.5%(36,077)
Asian4.6%(12,180)
Other2.8%(7,525)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.5%(19,507)
Honduran1.5%(3,755)
Salvadoran0.9%(2,434)
Puerto Rican0.7%(1,736)
South American0.6%(1,603)
Guatemalan0.5%(1,265)
Colombian0.3%(665)
Venezuelan0.2%(391)
Spaniard0.1%(362)
Cuban0.1%(350)
Dominican0.1%(275)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(182)
Peruvian0.1%(150)
Panamanian0.1%(136)
Chilean0%(78)
Bolivian0%(62)
Argentine0%(53)
Ancestry
German9.1%(23,628)
English9.1%(23,435)
Irish7.2%(18,631)
American5%(13,032)
Scotch-Irish3%(7,703)
Italian2.8%(7,212)
Scottish2.2%(5,735)
Polish1.7%(4,447)
French1.5%(3,955)
West Indian0.9%(2,368)
Dutch0.8%(1,995)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
British0.8%(1,957)
Russian0.7%(1,933)
Welsh0.7%(1,736)
Swedish0.6%(1,571)
Norwegian0.6%(1,509)
Jamaican0.4%(973)
Canadian0.3%(898)
Arab0.3%(807)
Ukrainian0.3%(737)
Greek0.3%(736)
Hungarian0.3%(666)
Nigerian0.2%(624)
Austrian0.2%(487)
Haitian0.2%(461)
Romanian0.2%(449)
Czech0.2%(438)
Danish0.2%(428)
Swiss0.2%(427)
Armenian0.1%(356)
Portuguese0.1%(344)
Slovak0.1%(340)
Finnish0.1%(326)
Lithuanian0.1%(324)
Ethiopian0.1%(311)
Turkish0.1%(274)
Croatian0.1%(254)
Lebanese0.1%(166)
Iranian0.1%(163)
Ghanaian0.1%(144)
Israeli0.1%(130)
Australian0%(127)
Kenyan0%(127)
Egyptian0%(110)
Guyanese0%(108)
Slovene0%(104)
Moroccan0%(98)
Bulgarian0%(87)
Serbian0%(74)
Brazilian0%(56)
Latvian0%(51)
Syrian0%(45)
Belgian0%(43)
Iraqi0%(28)
Jordanian0%(22)
Somali0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
44.1%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 40.1% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
86.3%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 83.0% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
19.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 17.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.7 min
+66%since 2000
from 13.1 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
75.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 74.6% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
13.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
3.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
8.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
17.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 17.5% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
48.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
52.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
13.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
7.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married42.1%(55,176)
Married47.6%(62,471)
Widowed1.8%(2,306)
Divorced8.5%(11,183)
Women 15+
Never married40.5%(58,796)
Married42.4%(61,640)
Widowed6.1%(8,792)
Divorced11%(16,050)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
10.8%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 58.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 70.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 28.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)28.7%(4,008)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.3%(3,954)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.6%(3,574)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(407)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(144)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,951 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Durham County, North Carolina?

Durham County, North Carolina has about 267,587 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Durham County, North Carolina?

The typical household in Durham County, North Carolina earns about $49,894 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Durham County, North Carolina expensive?

In Durham County, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $176,100, and the typical rent is about $792 a month.

How educated are people in Durham County, North Carolina?

About 44.1% of adults age 25 and over in Durham County, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Durham County, North Carolina?

About 16.1% of people in Durham County, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Durham County, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Durham County, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 85,752 residents, a change of about 47 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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