Durham, North Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Durham, North Carolina QuickFacts

	Durham, North Carolina	United States
Total population	187,035	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
City	durham

Durham, North Carolina Population

	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
Male	89,884	48.06%	49.06%
Female	97,151	51.94%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.0		35.3

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	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
18 years and over	144,145	77.07%	74.31%
21 years and over	133,152	71.19%	69.97%
62 years and over	20,303	10.86%	14.66%
65 years and over	17,415	9.31%	12.43%

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	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
White	85,126	45.51%	75.14%
Black or African American	81,937	43.81%	12.32%
Asian	6,815	3.64%	3.64%
Some other race	9,521	5.09%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,636	1.94%	2.43%

Durham, North Carolina Housing

	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
Total households	74,981		105,480,101
Family households (families)	43,558	58.09%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	31,423	41.91%	31.94%

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	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
Total housing units	80,872		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	5,816	7.19%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	74,981	92.72%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	36,645	45.31%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	38,336	47.4%	30.77%

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	Durham, North Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,167	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	9,648	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	11,787	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,546	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	3,528	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,116	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	347	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	65	0.57%
Median (dollars)	126,100	119,600

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	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	22,079	29.45%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	24,964	33.29%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	10,749	14.34%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	7,820	10.43%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	4,302	5.74%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	5,107	6.81%	9.65%

Durham, North Carolina Education

	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	54,485		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,308	6.07%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,654	4.87%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	19,275	35.38%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	7,880	14.46%	21.38%
College or graduate school	21,368	39.22%	22.81%

Durham, North Carolina Economy

	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	148,244		217,168,077
In labor force	100,438	67.75%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	100,330	67.68%	63.39%
- - Employed	94,705	63.88%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,625	3.79%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	108	0.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	47,806	32.25%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	78,263	52.79%	51.66%
In labor force	49,365	33.3%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	49,324	33.27%	29.65%
- - Employed	46,561	31.41%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	14,847	10.02%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	9,567		12,787,501

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	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	74,993		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	8,489	11.32%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,113	5.48%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,602	12.8%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	9,787	13.05%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	12,045	16.06%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	14,722	19.63%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,494	9.99%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,727	7.64%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,468	1.96%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,546	2.06%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	41,160		41,994

	Durham, North Carolina	%, Durham, North Carolina	United States
With earnings	63,425	42.78%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	53,718		56,604
With Social Security income	13,875	9.36%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,896		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,400	1.62%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,232		6,320
With public assistance income	2,192	1.48%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,958		3,032
With retirement income	10,205	6.88%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,076		17,376

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