About Durham

Durham is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 6,627 people and just one neighborhood, Durham is the 116th largest community in Connecticut.

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 town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Durham who work in management occupations (14.74%), office and administrative support jobs (12.95%), and sales jobs (11.84%).

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.

Durham is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Durham's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Durham is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Durham, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.25% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Durham is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Durham Information and Demographics

The education level of Durham citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 38.96% of adults in Durham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Durham in 2000 was $29,306, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,224 for a family of four. However, Durham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Durham include Italian, English, Irish, Polish, German, and French.

The most common language spoken in Durham is English.