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Durham, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $385,900 (it was $125,600 in 2000)
Durham:

$385,900
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $277,300 - $535,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $434,688
Here:

$434,688
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $280,986
Here:

$280,986
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $361,089
Here:

$361,089
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $378,526
Here:

$378,526
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $354,970
Here:

$354,970
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $104,983
Here:

$104,983
State:

$124,933

Total population: 251,893 (Urban population: 185,157, Rural population: 2,026 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 134,423 (124,536 occupied: 64,503 owner occupied, 60,033 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

48%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,420 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $506,679.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,246 (lower quartile is $962, upper quartile is $1,577)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,517


Median gross rent in Durham, NC in 2022: $1,383

Housing units in Durham with a mortgage: 48,257 (5,020 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 3,727 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 808

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $111,705

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $84,029

Median monthly housing costs: $1,365

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Durham, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1995

Median year apartment built: 1997

Household type by relationship:

Households: 291,844
  • Male householders: 52,941 (17,651 living alone), Female householders: 71,595 (26,406 living alone)
  • 45,446 spouses (44,468 opposite-sex spouses), 9,939 unmarried partners, (9,376 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 72,694 children (69,198 natural, 2,082 adopted, 1,414 stepchildren), 5,312 grandchildren, 2,789 brothers or sisters, 3,614 parents, 54 foster children, 4,671 other relatives, 12,420 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 10,369

Size of family households: 32,952 2-persons, 16,061 3-persons, 11,463 4-persons, 4,239 5-persons, 1,610 6-persons, 841 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 44,057 1-person, 11,006 2-persons, 1,876 3-persons, 347 4-persons, 84 5-persons.

32,509 married couples with children.
18,754 single-parent households (3,492 men, 15,262 women).

80.5% of residents of Durham speak English at home.
11.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 43,200 (14.8%)
(37.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Durham, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Durham, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 8221 bedroom
  • 8,3362 bedrooms
  • 34,5063 bedrooms
  • 16,8754 bedrooms
  • 3,9645+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham, North Carolina
  • 3,116no bedroom
  • 15,4391 bedroom
  • 27,4142 bedrooms
  • 11,9853 bedrooms
  • 1,8244 bedrooms
  • 2555+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Durham in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Durham in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,608no vehicle
  • 21,8661 vehicle
  • 28,2262 vehicles
  • 9,3583 vehicles
  • 2,7134 vehicles
  • 7325+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Durham in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Durham in renter-occupied apartments
  • 8,033no vehicle
  • 29,5651 vehicle
  • 17,4672 vehicles
  • 4,1843 vehicles
  • 6124 vehicles
  • 1725+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Durham, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Durham, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 2302 rooms
  • 4953 rooms
  • 5,0694 rooms
  • 10,9195 rooms
  • 14,5486 rooms
  • 10,4587 rooms
  • 10,3138 rooms
  • 12,4719+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham, North Carolina
  • 3,1161 room
  • 5,0762 rooms
  • 13,0643 rooms
  • 17,6294 rooms
  • 10,8115 rooms
  • 5,6576 rooms
  • 2,5757 rooms
  • 1,0628 rooms
  • 1,0439+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Durham, NC
  • Durham, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Durham, NC in 2022
  • 5,404Less than $10,000
  • 6,933$10,000 to $19,999
  • 6,453$20,000 to $29,999
  • 8,613$30,000 to $39,999
  • 7,656$40,000 to $49,999
  • 9,502$50,000 to $59,999
  • 15,074$60,000 to $74,999
  • 17,094$75,000 to $99,999
  • 14,234$100,000 to $124,999
  • 10,312$125,000 to $149,999
  • 9,325$150,000 to $199,999
  • 13,936$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Durham, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Durham, NC in 2022
  • 938Less than $10,000
  • 170$10,000 to $14,999
  • 215$15,000 to $19,999
  • 86$20,000 to $24,999
  • 302$40,000 to $49,999
  • 114$50,000 to $59,999
  • 495$80,000 to $89,999
  • 47$90,000 to $99,999
  • 355$100,000 to $124,999
  • 472$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,013$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,618$175,000 to $199,999
  • 5,728$200,000 to $249,999
  • 6,544$250,000 to $299,999
  • 15,319$300,000 to $399,999
  • 12,085$400,000 to $499,999
  • 13,348$500,000 to $749,999
  • 3,232$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,145$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 96$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 181$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Durham, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Durham, NC in 2022
  • 341Less than $100
  • 376$150 to $199
  • 780$200 to $249
  • 679$250 to $299
  • 133$300 to $349
  • 389$350 to $399
  • 461$400 to $449
  • 709$500 to $549
  • 1,381$550 to $599
  • 1,204$600 to $649
  • 564$650 to $699
  • 1,149$700 to $749
  • 913$750 to $799
  • 4,071$800 to $899
  • 2,507$900 to $999
  • 13,969$1,000 to $1,249
  • 12,364$1,250 to $1,499
  • 13,793$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,990$2,000 to $2,499
  • 668$2,500 to $2,999
  • 179$3,000 to $3,499
  • 195$3,500 or more
  • 1,218No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.0%
Number of people working at home: 36,328 (22.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,207
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 13,432
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 20,212
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 23,728
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 26,190
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 8,238
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 13,316
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,770
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3,384
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,374
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4,174
  • 90 or more minutes: 3,287
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Durham

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 128,606 (66.4%)
  • Carpooled: 16,627 (8.6%)
  • Bus: 3,418 (1.8%)
  • Taxi: 2,799 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 525 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 5,388 (2.8%)
  • Worked at home: 36,328 (18.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 2.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 8.6%Males
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 2.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Durham, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Durham, North Carolina
  • 20,1532010 or later
  • 11,5332000 to 2009
  • 8,0251990 to 1999
  • 3,6261980 to 1989
  • 1,1611970 to 1979
  • 991Before 1970
Ancestries in Durham, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 11,704 (6.8%)
  • German: 5,477 (3.2%)
  • Irish: 5,158 (3.0%)
  • American: 4,684 (2.7%)
  • European: 3,077 (1.8%)
  • Italian: 2,702 (1.6%)
  • African: 2,577 (1.5%)
  • Nigerian: 1,827 (1.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,281 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 1,157 (0.7%)
  • Liberian: 1,153 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 1,088 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 908 (0.5%)
  • British: 822 (0.5%)
  • French: 672 (0.4%)
  • Ghanaian: 670 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 552 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 467 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 441 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 429 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 426 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 397 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 383 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 372 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 358 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 310 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 262 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 234 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 231 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 231 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 190 (0.1%)
  • Belizean: 185 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 172 (0.1%)
  • New Zealander: 167 (0.10%)
  • Ukrainian: 156 (0.09%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 155 (0.09%)
  • Lebanese: 139 (0.08%)
  • Iranian: 138 (0.08%)
  • Canadian: 132 (0.08%)
  • Afghan: 131 (0.08%)
  • Egyptian: 126 (0.07%)
  • Portuguese: 125 (0.07%)
  • Hungarian: 123 (0.07%)
  • French Canadian: 105 (0.06%)
  • Finnish: 103 (0.06%)
  • Romanian: 100 (0.06%)
  • Bahamian: 100 (0.06%)
  • Palestinian: 98 (0.06%)
  • Brazilian: 96 (0.06%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 86 (0.05%)
  • Haitian: 86 (0.05%)
  • British West Indian: 84 (0.05%)
  • Scandinavian: 80 (0.05%)
  • Sudanese: 80 (0.05%)
  • Israeli: 80 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 66 (0.04%)
  • Danish: 60 (0.03%)
  • South African: 57 (0.03%)
  • German Russian: 56 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 54 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 49 (0.03%)
  • Albanian: 49 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 48 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 44 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 43 (0.03%)
  • Icelander: 43 (0.03%)
  • Australian: 41 (0.02%)
  • Turkish: 39 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 37 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 35 (0.02%)
  • Cajun: 35 (0.02%)
  • Syrian: 31 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 30 (0.02%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 28 (0.02%)
  • Guyanese: 27 (0.02%)
  • Maltese: 24 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 24 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 22 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 17 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Assyrian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Macedonian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Cypriot: 10 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Durham:

16.8% (7,480)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Honduras
Durham:

13.2% (5,882)
North Carolina:

4.7% (40,707)

India
Durham:

7.7% (3,424)
North Carolina:

9.3% (80,594)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Durham:

6.4% (2,855)
North Carolina:

3.2% (27,477)

El Salvador
Durham:

5.2% (2,305)
North Carolina:

3.8% (33,379)

Nigeria
Durham:

2.9% (1,293)
North Carolina:

1.1% (9,173)

Philippines
Durham:

2.5% (1,099)
North Carolina:

2.4% (20,695)

Vietnam
Durham:

2.3% (1,015)
North Carolina:

2.9% (24,965)

Korea
Durham:

2.1% (931)
North Carolina:

1.8% (15,988)

Colombia
Durham:

1.9% (854)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,275)

Guatemala
Durham:

1.8% (823)
North Carolina:

2.6% (22,964)

Liberia
Durham:

1.8% (801)
North Carolina:

0.5% (4,475)

Canada
Durham:

1.8% (797)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,105)

Jamaica
Durham:

1.8% (794)
North Carolina:

1.3% (11,419)

Germany
Durham:

1.8% (779)
North Carolina:

1.8% (15,534)

Cuba
Durham:

1.7% (771)
North Carolina:

1.0% (9,005)

England
Durham:

1.6% (718)
North Carolina:

1.2% (10,140)

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

  • This state: 132,598
  • Other state: 111,519
  • Northeast: 38,138
  • Midwest: 18,081
  • South: 42,549
  • West: 12,751

85.1% of Durham residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41.0% lived in North Carolina.


Durham:

85.1%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,413
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,196
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,014
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,022
  • 9th grade: 599
  • 10th grade: 1,316
  • 11th grade: 1,168
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,147
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,728
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,962
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,860
  • Associate degree: 5,292
  • Bachelor's degree: 28,846
  • Master's degree: 12,740
  • Professional school degree: 3,282
  • Doctorate degree: 4,422
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,724
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 584
  • 5th and 6th grade: 808
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,002
  • 9th grade: 1,121
  • 10th grade: 1,348
  • 11th grade: 727
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 946
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,376
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,221
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,472
  • Associate degree: 7,902
  • Bachelor's degree: 31,980
  • Master's degree: 20,327
  • Professional school degree: 3,870
  • Doctorate degree: 6,924
Educational Attainment for Females
Durham marital status for males
Durham marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 68,115
  • One, attached: 14,385
  • Two: 3,372
  • 3 or 4: 4,662
  • 5 to 9: 7,939
  • 10 to 19: 17,282
  • 20 to 49: 7,169
  • 50 or more: 10,674
  • Mobile homes: 825
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Durham
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Durham, NC
  • 55.2%Utility gas
  • 42.4%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Durham, NC
  • 79.6%Electricity
  • 17.8%Utility gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,130
Here:

16.3%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,403
Here:

17.6%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8,588
Here:

52.6%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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