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Durham township, Durham County, NC

119,762 Population
41 square miles 2,924.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.4 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Durham County: 36.1 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,688 ±$2,018 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Durham County: $49,447 ±$1,140
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$65,264 ±$4,179 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Durham County: $82,316 ±$1,930
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.3% ±1.6% (19,056  ±1,844) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Durham County: 11.5% 36,779 (±0.9% / ±2,862)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.7 minutes ±0.5 (1,025,065  ±59,890) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Durham County: 22.6 3,031,630 (±0.6 / ±95,874)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

50,996 ±1,333 Number of households
  • Durham County: 141,847 ±932
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0 (109,013  ±3,131) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Durham County: 2.3 318,734 (±0 / ±229)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±0.7% (1,119  ±249) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Durham County: 3.8% † 3,418 (±0.5% / ±436)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

56,733 ±1,209 Number of housing units
  • Durham County: 153,022 ±146
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$369,500 ±$9,492 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Durham County: $389,400 ±$6,104
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20.8% ±1.5% (24,621  ±1,909.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Durham County: 16.8% 55,312 (±1% / ±3,342.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.4% ±1.7% (69,431  ±2,322.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Durham County: 91.5% 212,581 (±1.8% / ±4,174.5)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
50.3% ±1.8% (39,536  ±1,763.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Durham County: 55.2% 128,357 (±1.3% / ±3,108.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

16.9% ±1.3% (20,222  ±1,657) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Durham County: 15.4% 51,280
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.2% ±0.7% (4,099  ±645) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Durham County: 5.3% 13,951 (±0.4% / ±1,007)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
4,099 Total veterans ±645 3,728 Male ±582 371 Female ±185

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