About Durham

Durham is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,378 people and just one neighborhood, Durham is the 152nd largest community in Oregon.

Durham home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Durham real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Durham is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.19% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Durham is a city of sales and office workers, managers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Durham who work in management occupations (17.29%), office and administrative support (14.90%) and sales jobs (10.41%).

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.

In addition, Durham is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Despite being a small city, Durham has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Durham Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Durham. 51.15% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Durham in 2010 was $40,370, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,480 for a family of four. However, Durham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Durham is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Durham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Durham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Durham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.77% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Durham include German, English, Irish, European, Scottish and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Durham is English. Some people also speak Spanish.

Durham, OR Appreciation Rates Help

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO OR*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
SINCE 1990	190.51%	4.75%	5	10
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