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Durham, NC Urban Area

420,564 Population
183.4 square miles 2,293.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,843 ±$2,171 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$82,145 ±$3,692 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.1% ±1.8% (48,233  ±7,109) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.7 minutes ±0.3 (3,875,545  ±177,585) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

177,091 ±3,786 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (397,771  ±5,399) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±1.4% (6,647  ±1,624) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

192,832 ±2,427 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$450,800 ±$12,870 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.5% ±1.7% (72,673  ±7,255.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±3% (260,085  ±9,271) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
60.8% ±2.4% (169,469  ±7,016.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

15.9% ±1.3% (66,961  ±5,564) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±0.8% (16,169  ±2,864) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
16,169 Total veterans ±2,864 13,893 Male ±2,444 2,276 Female ±1,146

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