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Durham County
Durham County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 324,833
County Seat Supreme Court of North Carolina
State FIPS 37
County FIPS 063
Num Towns 6
Census-Designated Places 2
Total Town Population 844,866
Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 325,101
Median Age 35.8
Veterans 14,155
Housing Units 145,518
Uninsured 4,876
Net Migration (recent) -3,385
Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 8,121
Total Employees 219,213
Avg Annual Pay $98,601
Median Household Income $74,927
Poverty Rate 12.3%
Unemployment Rate 4.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $89,461
Federal Spending FY2024 $6,065,824,300
Federal Spending Per Capita $18,674
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $311,300
Median Rent $1,301
FMR Studio $1,548
FMR 1BR $1,637
FMR 2BR $1,872
FMR 3BR $2,334
FMR 4BR $2,807
Health & Safety
Hospitals 24
EMS Stations 18
Fire Stations 18
Police Stations 18
Adult Smoking 13.2%
Adult Obesity 30.3%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 23.9
Air Quality Good Days 170
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13
Electric Customers 5067762
Towns with Broadband Data 6
Towns with 90%+ Coverage 6
Community
Churches 864
Libraries 23
Historic Places (NRHP) 89
Homeless Population 405
Schools 245
SNAP Stores 620
Bank Branches 210
Agriculture
Total Farms 212
Land in Farms (acres) 26
Avg Farm Size (acres) 0.1
Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date
EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24
DR TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL 2025-09-11
EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26
EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06
EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01
EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02
DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25
EM COVID-19 2020-03-13
EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03
DR HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-14
Detailed Topics
Communities in Durham County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.