Durham County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	46%
State:	31%

Durham County:	12.9%
North Carolina:	15.1%

Type of workers:

Durham County, North Carolina business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Durham County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	32.2 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 107,630	(48.2%)
Females: 115,684	(51.8%)

Durham County:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county	$45,046
North Carolina:	$40,729

Durham County	$171,820
North Carolina:	$127,600

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 23
• Assaults: 102
• Burglaries: 240
• Thefts: 656
• Auto thefts: 72

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 19
• Assaults: 57
• Burglaries: 257
• Thefts: 622
• Auto thefts: 69

Area name: Durham, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Durham County is $673 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $755 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $987 a month.

Cities in this county include: Durham, Gorman.

2005 air pollution in Durham County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 36 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 30 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chatham County , Granville County , Orange County , Person County , Wake County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Durham County: George K Slocum Forestry Camp (A), Lyndover (B), Holly Grove Campground (C), Spruce Pine Campground (D), Willowhaven Country Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Durham County include: Henderson Church (A), Andrews Chapel (B), Unity Church (C), Mount Tabor Church (D), Mount Sylvan Church (E), Barbees Church (F), Union Grove Church (G), Mount Lebanon Church (H), Immanuel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oak Grove Memorial Gardens (1), Carrington Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Bailey Lake (A), Noname (B), Durham Wildlife Club Lake (C), Chandler Lake (D), Quail Roost Lake Number One (E), Quail Roost Lake Number Three (F), Quail Roost Lake Number Two (G), Lake Unity (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Creek (A), Panther Creek (B), Little Creek (C), Flat River (D), Eno River (E), Dry Creek (F), Laurel Creek (G), Dial Creek (H), Deep Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Durham County: Research Triangle Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.7%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Current college students: 23,187
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 24,253 (19% naturalized citizens)

Durham County:	10.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 54,462
• One, attached: 5,084
• Two: 4,682
• 3 or 4: 5,385
• 5 to 9: 8,255
• 10 to 19: 8,383
• 20 or more: 7,648
• Mobile homes: 1,547
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Durham County with a mortgage: 34,478 (4,086 second mortgage, 5,413 home equity loan, 133 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,167

Durham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/4/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 84,063 (75%) Carpooled: 17,927 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 3,141 (3%) Subway or elevated: 16 (0%) Railroad: 19 (0%) Taxi: 208 (0%) Motorcycle: 115 (0%) Bicycle: 396 (0%) Walked: 2,959 (3%) Other means: 539 (0%) Worked at home: 3,050 (3%)

11.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,564 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.11%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($567 average AGI)

Durham County:	0.52%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

5.42% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($19,565 average AGI)
5.17% relocated from other states ($22,432 average AGI)

Durham County:	5.17%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Wake County, NC	1.73% ($45,726 average AGI)
from Orange County, NC	1.43% ($43,100)
from Person County, NC	0.19% ($37,130)
from Granville County, NC	0.19% ($29,450)
from Guilford County, NC	0.17% ($31,730)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.16% ($38,522)
from Chatham County, NC	0.15% ($38,419)

9.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,329 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.95%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($713 average AGI)

Durham County:	0.15%
North Carolina average:	0.10%

5.84% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($27,526 average AGI)
3.96% relocated to other states ($21,090 average AGI)

Durham County:	3.96%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Wake County, NC	2.28% ($48,803 average AGI)
to Orange County, NC	1.04% ($52,044)
to Granville County, NC	0.31% ($34,479)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.29% ($42,028)
to Chatham County, NC	0.24% ($56,431)
to Person County, NC	0.20% ($39,898)
to Guilford County, NC	0.20% ($35,826)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 26,302 (21,216 aged, 5,086 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 168,924 (36,170 male householders, 18,438 female householders)

  38,346 spouses, 56,763 children (52,577 natural, 1,651 adopted, 2,535 stepchildren), 4,289 grandchildren, 3,292 brothers or sisters, 1,713 parents, 4,500 other relatives, 5,413 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 44,576 (14,794 male householders (10,926 living alone)), 19,599 female householders (15,855 living alone)), 10,183 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,814 (2,686 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 23,428 2-persons, 13,795 3-persons, 10,343 4-persons, 4,267 5-persons, 1,706 6-persons, 1,069 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26,781 1-person, 6,283 2-persons, 849 3-persons, 227 4-persons, 150 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

86.1% of residents of Durham County speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,279,004,000 ($9506 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $148,794,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $445,943,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $222,420,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,570,000
Federal grants: $902,511,000
Federal procurement contracts: $399,996,000 ($68,034,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $302,563,000 ($10,780,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $71,175,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $191,467,000
Federal Government insurance: $145,719,000

Here:	85 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+46 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 30.47 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	5.9

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

47% of Durham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in North Carolina.

Durham County:	46.7%
State average:	54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 122337
• Northeast: 25606
• Midwest: 12986
• South: 30142
• West: 5575

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $122,200

Here:	13.5%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	9.4%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	46.8%
North Carolina:	20.2%