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Durham, NC real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Durham NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Gorman, Braggtown, Joyland, Orange Factory, Fox Run, Lynn Crossroads, Clegg / Lowes Grove, Bethesda / Bilboa, Huckleberry Spring
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Durham, NC Carrboro, Cedar Grove, Chapel Hill, Creedmoor, Hillsborough, Morrisville, Raleigh, Stem, Wake Forest
POPULATION
187,183
Durham, NC Information
| DURHAM INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 187,183 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 80,872 |
| DURHAM HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 45.49% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 47.28% |
| % VACANT | 7.23% |
| TYPE OF DURHAM HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 52.01% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 5.99% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 12.23% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 29.27% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.49% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF DURHAM HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.87% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 18.07% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 32.51% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 35.23% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 10.48% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.84% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 14.88% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 47.09% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 31.32% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 6.71% |
| DURHAM REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $209,691 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $813 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$84,000 | 3.62% |
| $84,001-$167,000 | 28.60% |
| $167,001-$334,000 | 52.69% |
| $334,001-$501,000 | 10.10% |
| $501,001-$668,000 | 2.52% |
| $668,001-$835,000 | 0.79% |
| $835,001-$1,252,000 | 0.85% |
| $1,252,001-$1,670,000 | 0.20% |
| > $1,670,000 | 0.63% |
| PEOPLE OF Durham | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.14% |
| 5 TO 17 | 15.75% |
| 18 TO 24 | 14.01% |
| 25 TO 34 | 20.05% |
| 35 TO 54 | 27.53% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.17% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 9.34% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 82.60% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 41.75% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $41,160 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $22,526 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 14.96% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (18.10%), Education (14.35%), Manufacturing (10.41%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (8.77%), Retail (7.98%), Construction (6.36%), Accomodation (5.91%), Other (4.19%), Information Technology (4.05%), Public Service (4.03%), Finance (3.94%), Administration (3.61%), Transportation (2.68%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 11.42% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 45.66% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 43.59% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.31% |
| ASIAN | 3.48% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.03% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 4.68% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.26% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 8.51% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (49.63%), Unclassified (16.11%), English (6.00%), United States or American (4.95%), German (4.55%), Irish (3.72%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 12.04% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (78.65%) , Spanish (8.44%) |
Durham is a relatively large city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 187,183 people and 54 constituent neighborhoods, Durham is the fourth largest community in North Carolina.
Durham is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Durham is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Durham who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.21%), management occupations (9.17%), and sales jobs (8.63%).
Also of interest is that Durham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Durham really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Durham is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Durham more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Durham's character and quality of life.
Durham Information and Demographics
The education level of Durham citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 41.75% of adults in Durham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Durham in 2000 was $22,526, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,104 for a family of four.
Durham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Durham home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Durham is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Durham include English, German, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Durham is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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