Durham County

Durham County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population324,833
County SeatSupreme Court of North Carolina
State FIPS37
County FIPS063
Num Towns6
Census-Designated Places2
Total Town Population844,866
Census SourceCensus ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)325,101
Median Age35.8
Veterans14,155
Housing Units145,518
Uninsured4,876
Net Migration (recent)-3,385
GrowingNo

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments8,121
Total Employees219,213
Avg Annual Pay$98,601
Median Household Income$74,927
Poverty Rate12.3%
Unemployment Rate4.3%
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

Hospitals24
EMS Stations18
Fire Stations18
Police Stations18
Adult Smoking13.2%
Adult Obesity30.3%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k23.9
Air Quality Good Days170

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)14.13
Electric Customers5067762
Towns with Broadband Data6
Towns with 90%+ Coverage6

Community

Churches864
Libraries23
Historic Places (NRHP)89
Homeless Population405
Schools245
SNAP Stores620
Bank Branches210

Agriculture

Total Farms212
Land in Farms (acres)26
Avg Farm Size (acres)0.1
Year2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

TypeTitleDate
EMSEVERE WINTER STORM2026-01-24
DRTROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL2025-09-11
EMHURRICANE HELENE2024-09-26
EMTROPICAL STORM DEBBY2024-08-06
EMHURRICANE IAN2022-10-01
EMHURRICANE ISAIAS2020-08-02
DRCOVID-19 PANDEMIC2020-03-25
EMCOVID-19 2020-03-13
EMHURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03
DRHURRICANE FLORENCE2018-09-14

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.