Durham County, North Carolina demographics

Population: 320,146
Median age: 35.7

Median household income: 67,000

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Durham County, North Carolina.

Population

2021320,146
2020317,665
2019311,848
2018306,457
2017300,865
2016294,618
2015288,817
2014282,422
2013276,494
2012269,283
2011263,862
2010258,578
2009256,296

Durham County, NC cities

Chapel Hill town - 60,920

Durham city - 279,106

Gorman CDP - 1,051

Morrisville town - 28,824

Raleigh city - 462,219

Rougemont CDP - 906

Census data for Durham County, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Durham County, North Carolina

Total population
Total population320,146
Male153,606
Female166,540
Population by age
Total population320,146
Under 5 years19,872
5 to 9 years17,872
10 to 14 years18,015
15 to 19 years20,735
20 to 24 years21,922
25 to 34 years57,590
35 to 44 years45,433
45 to 54 years38,745
55 to 59 years18,995
60 to 64 years18,366
65 to 74 years27,000
75 to 84 years11,098
85 years and over4,503
Median age (years)35.7
Under 18 years66,040
16 years and over260,662
18 years and over254,106
21 years and over239,323
62 years and over53,436
65 years and over42,601
Population by race
Total population320,146
One race300,375
   White156,682
   Black or African American112,716
   American Indian and Alaska Native1,131
   Asian15,798
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander178
   Some other race13,870
Two or more races19,771
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population227,590
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population105,355
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population122,235

Social characteristics in Durham County, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households132,762
Family households (families)51,649
Married-couple family9,364
Male householder, no wife present, family25,182
Female householder, no husband present, family18,556
Nonfamily households46,567
Average household size30,683
Average family size2.30

Economic characteristics in Durham County, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households132,762
Less than $10,0007,191
$10,000 to $14,9994,193
$15,000 to $24,9999,172
$25,000 to $34,99912,881
$35,000 to $49,99916,354
$50,000 to $74,99922,692
$75,000 to $99,99916,780
$100,000 to $149,99921,249
$150,000 to $199,99910,201
$200,000 or more12,049
Median household income (dollars)67,000

Housing characteristics in Durham County, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units142,239
Occupied housing units132,762
Vacant housing units9,477
Units in structure
Total housing units142,239
1-unit, detached79,639
1-unit, attached12,255
2 units4,067
3 or 4 units5,232
5 to 9 units9,976
10 to 19 units14,257
20 or more units14,804
Mobile home1,986
Boat, RV, van, etc.23
Year structure built
Total housing units142,239
Built 2014 or later619
Built 2010 to 201322,273
Built 2000 to 200925,128
Built 1990 to 199924,056
Built 1980 to 198920,896
Built 1970 to 197916,339
Built 1960 to 196912,202
Built 1950 to 19598,422
Built 1940 to 19494,556
Built 1939 or earlier7,748
Rooms
Total housing units142,239
1 room4,088
2 rooms5,248
3 rooms15,484
4 rooms24,079
5 rooms27,790
6 rooms21,557
7 rooms16,709
8 rooms11,473
9 rooms or more15,811
Median rooms5.3
Bedrooms
Total housing units142,239
No bedroom4,131
1 bedroom18,601
2 bedrooms37,373
3 bedrooms55,793
4 bedrooms20,612
5 or more bedrooms5,729
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units132,762
Owner-occupied73,428
Renter-occupied59,334
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.42
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.16
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units132,762
Moved in 2017 or later19,943
Moved in 2015 to 201648,502
Moved in 2010 to 201422,035
Moved in 2000 to 200922,939
Moved in 1990 to 19999,714
Moved in 1989 and earlier9,629
Value
Owner-occupied units73,428
Less than $50,0001,552
$50,000 to $99,9992,539
$100,000 to $149,9996,950
$150,000 to $199,99911,760
$200,000 to $299,99922,378
$300,000 to $499,99920,927
$500,000 to $999,9996,420
$1,000,000 or more902
Median (dollars)262,400
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units73,428
Housing units with a mortgage52,821
Housing units without a mortgage20,607
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent58,298
Less than $5003,881
$500 to $99915,293
$1,000 to $1,49926,251
$1,500 to $1,99910,105
$2,000 to $2,4991,822
$2,500 to $2,999293
$3,000 or more653
Median (dollars)1,162
No rent paid1,036

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