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27705 Zip Code (Durham, NC) Detailed Profile




City: Durham, NC (42.47%)
Counties: Durham County, NC (51.76%), Orange County, NC (48.24%)
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 47,904
Zip code population in 2010: 46,282
Zip code population in 2000: 40,713

Houses and condos: 23,797
Renter-occupied apartments: 11,834
% of renters here:

54%
State:

33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27705: 95.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 43.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 1,092 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.8% ($3,654)
North Carolina:

0.6% ($1,769)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,603 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,726 (0.9%)

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Males: 23,041  (48.1%)
Females: 24,864  (51.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 27705:

  • High school or higher: 94.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 35.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27705:

  • Never married: 44.1%
  • Now married: 41.7%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

Zip code 27705 compared to state average:

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
  • Races in zip code 27705 (2022)
    • 26,49455.3%White
    • 8,57117.9%Black
    • 6,48513.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,8748.1%Asian
    • 2,1024.4%Two or more races
    • 2730.6%Some other race
    • 910.2%American Indian
    • 90.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
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Urban population: 44,748
Rural population: 3,155

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $433,622
27705:

$433,622
North Carolina:

$280,600



According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 34 registered sex offenders living in 27705 zip code as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 27705 is 1,476 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

35.2 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27705, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $96,932 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$96,932
State:

$70,020

Salary/wage: $72,607 (reported on 79.3% of returns)
Here:

$72,607
State:

$58,387
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1262.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3842.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6716.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9679.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18487.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 89016.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,822 (reported on 39.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,822
North Carolina:

$1,479
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.2% for AGIs below $25k, 23.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 113.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 276.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1273.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $10,920 (reported on 31.4% of returns)
Here:

$10,920
State:

$7,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.4% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 203.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 420.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1277.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7125.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$28,685 (reported on 28.1% of returns)
Here:

+$28,685
State:

+$23,652
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.9% for AGIs below $25k, 51.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 162.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 420.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1371.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 24429.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$19,072 (reported on 21.2% of returns)
Here:

+$19,072
State:

+$11,710
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 192.8% for AGIs below $25k, 206.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 257.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 534.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 933.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7875.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $29,059 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
27705:

$29,059
North Carolina:

$20,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.5% for AGIs below $25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 249.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 639.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1424.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4754.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $34,193 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
27705:

$34,193
North Carolina:

$26,749
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 114.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2816.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $48,544 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:

$48,544
State:

$34,549
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 157.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 469.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1001.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2105.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14391.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $17,180 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:

$17,180
State:

$13,360
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 22.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 206.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 481.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5648.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,702 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
27705:

$7,702
State:

$7,586
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 22.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 206.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 515.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1701.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,046 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:

$2,046
State:

$2,337
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.4% for AGIs below $25k, 44.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.8%
Here:

91%
State:

93%
(% for various income ranges: 86.5% for AGIs below $25k, 91.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 94.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27705, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $69,634 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$69,634
State:

$54,937

Salary/wage: $53,746 (reported on 82.4% of returns)
Here:

$53,746
State:

$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.1% for AGIs below $25k, 82.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 48.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,787 (reported on 39.4% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,787
North Carolina:

$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $9,872 (reported on 27.9% of returns)
Here:

$9,872
State:

$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$19,887 (reported on 22.1% of returns)
Here:

+$19,887
State:

+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,242 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:

+$15,242
State:

+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $22,625 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
27705:

$22,625
North Carolina:

$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $27,309 (reported on 2.2% of returns)
27705:

$27,309
North Carolina:

$21,078
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,867 (20% of AGI, reported on 37.6% of returns)
Here:

$27,867
State:

$23,438

Here:

20.2% of AGI
State:

21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $25k, 10.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,099 (reported on 32.9% of returns)
Here:

$6,099
State:

$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $11,340 (reported on 37.4% of returns)
27705:

$11,340
State:

$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,156 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:

$2,156
State:

$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 46.8%
Here:

47%
State:

53%
(% for various income ranges: 45.1% for AGIs below $25k, 40.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 69.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27705, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $57,197 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$57,197
State:

$45,376

Salary/wage: $48,315 (reported on 80.2% of returns)
Here:

$48,315
State:

$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 114.3% for AGIs below $10k, 79.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,966 (reported on 48.6% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,966
North Carolina:

$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $5,833 (reported on 32.6% of returns)
Here:

$5,833
State:

$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$14,288 (reported on 26.6% of returns)
Here:

+$14,288
State:

+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,625 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:

+$13,625
State:

+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
27705:

$3,000
North Carolina:

$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $16,568 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
Here:

$16,568
North Carolina:

$14,754
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,158 (22% of AGI, reported on 43.1% of returns)
Here:

$22,158
State:

$19,464

Here:

21.8% of AGI
State:

22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.3% for AGIs below $10k, 12.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,014 (5% of AGI, reported on 37.9% of returns)
Here:

$5,014
State:

$4,035

Here:

4.6% of AGI
State:

4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $10,694 (reported on 74.1% of returns)
27705:

$10,694
State:

$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,697 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
Here:

$1,697
State:

$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 51.4%
Here:

51%
State:

62%
(% for various income ranges: 43.8% for AGIs below $10k, 55.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 48.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$67,225
North Carolina:

$67,481
Durham, NC (27705) map Nearest zip codes: 27707, 27701, 27514, 27712, 27278, 27713.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

33.9%
North Carolina:

46.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

7.7%
North Carolina:

47.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,615
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20,305


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 298 (235 now married, 64 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 12,589 (3,961 now married, 8,596 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 27705 with a mortgage: 6,310 (895 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 818 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 192

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,654
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $614

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

16.2%
Whole state:

12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

6.3%
Whole state:

6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.7
State:

4.4
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 27705: Duke Homestead (A), Loehmanns Plaza at Croasdaile (B), Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club (C), Clock Tower Court (D), Ninth Street Shopping District (E), Regency Plaza (F), Croasdaile Country Club (G), Levine Science Research Center (H), Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences (I), Joseph M and Kathleen Price Bryan University Center (J), Fuqua Keller Center (K), Trent Hall (L), Teer Engineering Library (M), Sanford Institute (N), Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center (O), John Hope Franklin Center (P), Pickens Building (Q), Perkins Administration Building (R), Few Quadrangle (S), Craven Quadrangle (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Shopping Centers: University Shopping Center (1), Kings Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 27705 include: Westwood Baptist Church (A), The Summit Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (D), Saint John Baptist Church (E), Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (F), Mount Gilead Orange Church (G), Mount Bethel Presbyterian Church (H), McMannen United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Reservoir: Jesse Cole Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Creeks: Stony Creek (A), Rhodes Creek (B), Pine Mountain Creek (C), Mud Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Parks in zip code 27705 include: Wallace Wade Stadium (1), Eno River State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Duke University - Libraries- Hours of Opening (2024 West Main Street) (1), McBroom Coach (Tours & Charters; 4203 Station Road) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 2422020 or later
  • 4,1992010 to 2019
  • 2,3062000 to 2009
  • 3,4221990 to 1999
  • 3,8461980 to 1989
  • 3,3661970 to 1979
  • 2,2521960 to 1969
  • 1,5411950 to 1959
  • 7461940 to 1949
  • 1,3771939 or earlier

Zip code 27705 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Durham, NC (27705)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Durham, NC (27705)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1561 bedroom
  • 1,4052 bedrooms
  • 4,5853 bedrooms
  • 2,8974 bedrooms
  • 1,1355+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham, NC (27705)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham, NC (27705)
  • 1,156no bedroom
  • 4,0141 bedroom
  • 5,0212 bedrooms
  • 1,5403 bedrooms
  • 974 bedrooms
  • 465+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Durham, NC (27705) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Durham, NC (27705) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 243no vehicle
  • 2,9231 vehicle
  • 4,5832 vehicles
  • 1,9583 vehicles
  • 3364 vehicles
  • 815+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Durham, NC (27705) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Durham, NC (27705) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,920no vehicle
  • 6,2661 vehicle
  • 2,9642 vehicles
  • 4333 vehicles
  • 1274 vehicles
  • 105+ vehicles

  • Zip code 27705 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 27705 household income distribution in 2022
  • 1,656Less than $10,000
  • 868$10,000 to $14,999
  • 780$15,000 to $19,999
  • 622$20,000 to $24,999
  • 858$25,000 to $29,999
  • 1,184$30,000 to $34,999
  • 1,203$35,000 to $39,999
  • 837$40,000 to $44,999
  • 618$45,000 to $49,999
  • 1,324$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,039$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,940$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,875$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,789$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,750$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,756$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27705

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27705
  • 89Less than $10,000
  • 54$10,000 to $14,999
  • 76$15,000 to $19,999
  • 63$20,000 to $24,999
  • 54$25,000 to $29,999
  • 37$40,000 to $49,999
  • 12$50,000 to $59,999
  • 21$70,000 to $79,999
  • 70$80,000 to $89,999
  • 22$90,000 to $99,999
  • 186$100,000 to $124,999
  • 145$125,000 to $149,999
  • 420$150,000 to $174,999
  • 152$175,000 to $199,999
  • 933$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,178$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,065$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,689$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,720$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,028$750,000 to $999,999
  • 427$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 55$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 12$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27705

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27705
  • 67Less than $100
  • 3$150 to $199
  • 21$200 to $249
  • 126$250 to $299
  • 51$300 to $349
  • 27$350 to $399
  • 215$400 to $449
  • 11$450 to $499
  • 208$500 to $549
  • 91$550 to $599
  • 177$600 to $649
  • 600$650 to $699
  • 359$700 to $749
  • 363$750 to $799
  • 1,445$800 to $899
  • 771$900 to $999
  • 1,648$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,243$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3,610$1,500 to $1,999
  • 774$2,000 to $2,499
  • 146$2,500 to $2,999
  • 127$3,000 to $3,499
  • 420$3,500 or more
  • 243No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,291.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $298,883.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $467,074
  • Black or African American householders: $297,286
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $102,567
  • Asian householders: $506,839
  • Some other race householders: $299,811
  • Two or more races householders: $512,835
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $384,705

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $433,622
27705:

$433,622
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $280,067 - $656,743

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $483,212
Here:

$483,212
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $252,402
Here:

$252,402
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $272,364
Here:

$272,364
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,761
Here:

$182,761
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $471,016
Here:

$471,016
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $59,830
Here:

$59,830
State:

$124,933
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 27705
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,399
  • One, attached: 2,066
  • Two: 1,098
  • 3 or 4: 1,063
  • 5 to 9: 1,499
  • 10 to 19: 3,120
  • 20 to 49: 877
  • 50 or more: 3,792
  • Mobile homes: 410
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Unemployment: 2.7%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 27705

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 27705
  • 58.2%14,250Drove a car alone
  • 6.8%1,669Carpooled
  • 1.6%388Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.1%16Taxi
  • 0.3%81Motorcycle
  • 0.7%169Bicycle
  • 6.4%1,566Walked
  • 1.2%284Other means
  • 28.0%6,866Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27705

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27705
  • 239Less than 5 minutes
  • 2,1805 to 9 minutes
  • 4,28110 to 14 minutes
  • 4,09915 to 19 minutes
  • 2,53920 to 24 minutes
  • 96925 to 29 minutes
  • 1,78930 to 34 minutes
  • 39235 to 39 minutes
  • 37340 to 44 minutes
  • 87345 to 59 minutes
  • 37260 to 89 minutes
  • 33890 or more minutes

Neighborhoods in zip code 27705:

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 47,904
  • Male householders: 10,293 (4,062 living alone), Female householders: 11,762 (4,985 living alone)
  • 7,693 spouses (7,552 opposite-sex spouses), 1,719 unmarried partners, (1,627 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,669 children (9,066 natural, 233 adopted, 368 stepchildren), 658 grandchildren, 296 brothers or sisters, 308 parents, 0 foster children, 227 other relatives, 2,179 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,157 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,484 2-persons, 2,190 3-persons, 1,897 4-persons, 774 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 9,049 1-person, 2,212 2-persons, 206 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 20 6-persons

4,962 married couples with children.
2,702 single-parent households (1,007 men, 1,695 women).

79.1% of residents of 27705 zip code speak English at home.
11.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 8% well, 17% not well, 22% not at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 7% well, 4% not well, 1% not at all).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 28% well, 1% not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (70% very well, 27% well, 3% not well).

Foreign born population: 8,255 (17.2%)
(31.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

17.2%
Whole state:

8.6%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 16%Honduras
  • 6%Costa Rica
  • 6%Bhutan
  • 6%Guatemala
  • 4%El Salvador
  • 3%Singapore
  • 3%Liberia
Most common first ancestries reported in 27705
  • 10%English
  • 5%Irish
  • 3%German
  • 3%European
  • 3%American
  • 2%Italian
  • 2%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 4,6492010 or later
  • 2,1452000 to 2009
  • 1,3211990 to 1999
  • 1,249Before 1990

Zip code 27705 topographic map

There are 131 Social Workers 110 Internal Medicine Specialists 99 Psychologists 71 Nurse Practitioners 71 Psychiatry & Neurology Specialists 622 Other Medical Specialists in Zip Code 27705.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • CHAO, ISSAC (3038 ROSEWOOD CREEK in DURHAM, NC)
    STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00N29W84AY3XR7ME1X, WASTEWATER FACILITY
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: CHAO, ISSAC - RESIDENCE, DAMON T VALENTINE RESIDENCE
  • CARTER COMMUNITY CHARTER (1305 WEST CLUB BLVD in DURHAM, NC)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0
  • BURLINGTON (2100 WEST MAIN STREET in DURHAM, NC)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: ERWIN SQUARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ACME CLEANERS - NEW BERN (904 NINTH STREET in DURHAM, NC)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  • ARMIN MEYER - SFR (3510 DONNIGALE AVE in DURHAM, NC)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  • BERNARD`S FORMAL WEARE INC (734 NINTH ST in DURHAM, NC)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: JEAN LORENZO (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BERNARD'S FORMAL WEARE INC
  • DUKE HOMESTEAD (DUKE HOMESTEAD RD in DURHAM, NC)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: DUKE UNV MEDICAL CTR (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • DICK PATTON REALTY/PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (3115 GUESS RD in DURHAM, NC)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)

Zip code 27705 marital status for males
Zip code 27705 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 61.6%Electricity
  • 34.9%Utility gas
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Population in 1990: 32,916. Population change in the 1990s: +7,797 (+23.7%).

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

  • This state: 17,691
  • Northeast: 7,475
  • Midwest: 3,830
  • South: 7,630
  • West: 2,648

41% of the 27705 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

83% of the 27705 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Durham, NC (27705)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 903
Here:

28.8%
North Carolina:

13.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 606
Here:

32.5%
North Carolina:

11.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,708
Here:

68.7%
North Carolina:

19.3%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 113,488Legal occupations
  • 87,780Management occupations
  • 81,613Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 80,229Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 75,809Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 71,802Business and financial operations occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (DURHAM, NC):

  • PHYAMERICA GOVERNMENT SERVICES (3104 CROASDAILE DRIVE; small business) : $109,157,582 in 576 contracts from 1999 to 2006
    Contracts for Other Medical Services, General Health Care Services, Gynecology Services, Nursing Services, and more by Navy, Army, Department of Veterans Affairs
    Signed by year: 2000: $6,475,115; 2001: $9,526,850; 2002: $11,703,312; 2003: $18,323,322; 2004: $22,811,534; 2005: $32,372,780; 2006: $2,949,338.

    Biggest contracts:
    $3,647,003 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
    $3,171,360 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Taking place in WA. Signed on 1999-10-04. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
    $2,643,235 with Army for General Health Care Services. Signed on 2003-11-20. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
    $2,625,039, same as above. Signed on 2000-04-26. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
  • PHYAMERICA PHYSICIAN GROUP, IN (2828 CROASDAILE DR) : $8,751,981 in 9 contracts from 2000 to 2002
    Contracts for Other Medical Services by Navy
    Signed by year: 2000: $7,180,745; 2001: $1,401,707; 2002: $169,529; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $4,849,630 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Taking place in WA. Signed on 2000-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
    $2,396,500 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2000-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
    $1,021,595 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
    $339,058, same as above. Signed on 2001-12-20. Completion date: 2002-02-28.
  • DIVERS ALERT NETWORK, INC. (6 W COLONY PL) : $224,391 in 10 contracts from 2002 to 2006
    Contracts for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Medical Services, Miscellaneous Items, Program Management/Support Services, and more by Navy, Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $74,445; 2003: $45,495; 2004: $45,650; 2005: $50,000; 2006: $8,801.

    Biggest contracts:
    $74,445 with Navy for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-05-10. Completion date: 2004-01-31.
    $50,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-16. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
    $30,304, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-16. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
    $15,191 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2003-08-11. Completion date: 2004-07-31.
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INCORPORATED (TRENT & ELBA STS)
    75 employees, $1100000 revenue: $171,500 in 16 contracts from 2003 to 2004
    Contracts for Health Services -- Advanced Development (R&D), General Health Care Services by Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $46,500; 2004: $125,000; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $46,500 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Health Services -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-11-20. Effective on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
    $46,500, same as above. Signed on 2004-05-10. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
    $46,500 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for General Health Care Services. Signed on 2004-01-14. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
    $32,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Health Services -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-02-02. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
  • CURLEY, MICHAEL (4101 RICELAND DRIVE; small business)
    $35,050 with Navy for Physical Sciences -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Taking place in FL. Signed on 2004-04-05. Completion date: 2005-04-04.
  • RAM JACK FOUNDATION REPAIR (4122 BENNETT MEMORIAL RD #) : $28,500 in 2 contracts in 2004
    $14,600 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2004-09-08. Completion date: 2004-08-02.
    $13,900, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-29. Completion date: 2004-08-02.
  • NORTH CAROLINA DETECTIVE AGENC (1020 BROAD STREET; small business) : $7,680 in 2 contracts in 2001
    $5,120 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2001-11-02. Completion date: 2001-12-31.
    $2,560, same as above. Signed on 2001-12-21. Completion date: 2002-01-31.
  • BRADY, DAVID (2801 DOGWOOD; small business)
    $7,500 with Army for Operations Research and Quantitative Analysis Services. Signed on 2002-07-29. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
  • HAROLD KOENIG (415 CLARION DR; small business) : $7,000 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
    $4,000 with Army for Educational Services. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2005-04-21. Completion date: 2005-05-06.
    $3,000 with Army for Specialized Medical Services -- Management and Support (R&D). Taking place in TX. Signed on 2004-04-19. Completion date: 2004-04-30.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 4, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 11, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 9)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (500-999: 1, 100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
  • Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 3, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 13, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 11)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249: 3, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 3, 50-99: 2)
  • Construction: Electrical Contractors (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 6)
  • Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (100-249: 2, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 4)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 4,608 people in college/university student housing
  • 572 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 209 people in state prisons
  • 46 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 24 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 13 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 2 people in correctional residential facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 2,213 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 858 people in nursing homes
  • 198 people in state prisons
  • 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 14 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 14 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in other group homes

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 6 full and 24 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED196$170,576546$201,2071,752$210,87251$120,7713$2,169,680153$136,3866$127,433
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$155,93724$166,235101$206,5659$65,3760$011$131,9732$29,545
APPLICATIONS DENIED13$193,55159$239,042328$208,97427$57,7510$037$133,4593$47,857
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN27$180,00367$222,734299$204,9101$66,4100$027$98,0602$115,080
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS6$139,3258$223,97889$195,0746$106,3770$03$156,5470$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 full and 24 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED82$230,61541$233,7821$266,560
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED14$325,03416$224,9831$172,750
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$303,3827$225,6511$172,750
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$204,4602$286,6100$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$55,9800$00$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 27705
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 27705 - Value

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 98. The highest number of reported fires - 148 took place in 2016, and the least - 3 in 2006. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 27705 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (41.4%), and Outside Fires (32.0%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27705
    • 61041.4%Structure Fires
    • 47132.0%Outside Fires
    • 29820.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 946.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27705, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27705 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary31281.1 years
William29474.7 years
James29171.8 years
John23475.2 years
Robert16372.3 years
Margaret13281.6 years
Charles11270.9 years
Annie10682.1 years
Ruth10281.3 years
Thomas10174.6 years
Most common last names in zip code 27705 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith11978.8 years
Johnson10376.4 years
Williams9679.3 years
Jones9577.2 years
Harris7876.4 years
Brown7576.9 years
Davis6678.7 years
Moore5475.2 years
Hall5075.2 years
Wilson5076.5 years
Businesses in zip code 27705
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1Kroger2
Arby's1Marriott1
AutoZone1McDonald's1
Baskin-Robbins1Nike1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Penske1
Ben & Jerry's1PetSmart1
Blockbuster1Pizza Hut1
CVS1Quality1
Chick-Fil-A1Quiznos1
Chipotle1Red Roof Inn1
Comfort Inn1Rite Aid3
Costco1Shoe Carnival1
Cracker Barrel1Starbucks3
Cricket Wireless1Subway3
Days Inn1Super 81
Domino's Pizza1T-Mobile1
Dunkin Donuts1T.G.I. Driday's1
FedEx12Taco Bell1
GNC1U-Haul3
GameStop1UPS14
H&R Block1Verizon Wireless1
Hilton1Waffle House1
Holiday Inn1Walgreens1
Home Depot1Wendy's1
IHOP1Whole Foods Market1
KFC1
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