Population 288,133
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 285.98 mi²
Zip Codes 27701-27713, 27715, 27717, 27722
Per capita income $28,634

Cities in Durham County

Durham

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7 %
White alone, percent, 2013 53.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 4.8 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,135,341
Total number of firms, 2007 22,104
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 288,133
Households, 2008-2012 109,109
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 6.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 20,343
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.6 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $28,634
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 19.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 163,091
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 38.7 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 34.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 285.98 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 269,974
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $179,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$9,359,581
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 6,713
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 13.5 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $50,997
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$729,319
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 15,237
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 86.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 13.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.34
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 10.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.1 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 44.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 76.5 %
Population, 2010 267,587
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 34.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 935.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 42.1 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 55.0 %
Housing units, 2013 125,001
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,257
Building permits, 2012 2,666
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$7,657,298
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %