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North Carolina·Durham County
69 tracts·256K people·$393K median·2,191/mi²
White 40 · Black 33 · Hispanic 15 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 37 · Other 26
Health 41 · Professional 26 · Retail 13 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 58 · Sales · office 15 · Service 14 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 62 · Work from home 22 · Carpool 16 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Durham is $392,800 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Durham has 291,467 residents across 57 census tracts and 52 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.1; the population is 40.3% White, 33.2% Black, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 4.7% Multiracial and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 57.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.7% (Census ACS).
Easley Elementary (72%), Pearsontown Elementary (70%) and Lyons Farm Elementary (69%) lead the elementary schools; Lakewood Montessori Middle (84%), Rogers-Herr Middle (71%) and James E Shepard Middle (51%) lead the middle schools; City of Medicine Academy (90%), J D Clement Early College HS (86%) and Middle College HS @ DTCC (85%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,508/month, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Durham is $81,619 a year, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Durham, median rent is $1,508/month and the median home value is $392,800 (Census ACS).
Durham reported 6.4 violent crimes and 37.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Durham are heat wave (71), hail (70) and tornado (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Durham, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).