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27707

51,274 Population
20.7 square miles 2,476.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 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

$49,796 ±$3,397 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: $50,851 ±$821
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,406 ±$3,106 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: $83,500 ±$1,552
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.2% ±3.2% (6,920  ±1,601) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 12.1% 69,627 (±0.6% / ±3,378)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.8 minutes ±1.1 (438,425  ±38,882) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 24.1 5,600,145 (±0.4 / ±120,108)
  • about 80 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

21,863 ±974 Number of households
  • the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 248,256 ±1,309
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (48,574  ±2,522) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 2.3 575,055 (±0 / ±357)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.9% ±1.3% (589  ±203) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 3.8% 5,822 (±0.4% / ±538)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

23,657 ±920 Number of housing units
  • the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 270,378 ±168
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$407,800 ±$26,800 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: $396,100 ±$5,100
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.7% ±2.2% (8,928  ±1,185.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 15.5% 92,153 (±0.7% / ±4,095.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.7% ±2.3% (31,287  ±1,619.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 91.6% 379,655 (±1.2% / ±5,105.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
56.3% ±2.7% (19,019  ±1,258.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 53.4% 221,150 (±0.9% / ±3,857.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 1.5 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

15.2% ±2% (7,776  ±1,116) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 13.3% 80,193
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.5% ±1% (1,827  ±401) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 5.5% 26,380 (±0.3% / ±1,320)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,827 Total veterans ±401 1,649 Male ±392 178 Female ±101

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