Demographics of Durham County, North Carolina

Durham County, North Carolina had 347,240 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +24,775 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Durham County, in four figures

347,240
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.7%
Change since July 2020: +24,775 people.; 36.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,316 ±$1,930
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Durham County, North Carolina's population grew 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Durham County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Durham County, North Carolina's population grew 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Durham County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	322,465	100.0	100.0
2021	326,694	101.3	100.2
2022	331,135	102.7	100.7
2023	335,867	104.2	101.6
2024	342,314	106.2	102.5
2025	347,240	107.7	103.1

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Population of Durham County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	322,465	−2,394	+345	+62	−2,378
2021	326,694	+4,229	+1,659	+902	+1,677
2022	331,135	+4,441	+1,815	+2,876	−134
2023	335,867	+4,732	+1,691	+3,891	−768
2024	342,314	+6,447	+1,771	+5,655	−929
2025	347,240	+4,926	+1,869	+3,493	−430

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±0.2: for men 35.3 ±0.1 and for women 36.7 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Durham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	19,950 ±49	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	46,653 ±1,412	14.0% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	33,331 ±1,197	10.0% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	108,163 ±1,624	32.5% ±0.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	76,092 ±1,451	22.9% ±0.4	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	48,164 ±1,539	14.5% ±0.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,316 ±$1,930, and income per person $49,447 ±$1,140, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Durham County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	17,596 ±1,275	12.4% ±0.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	23,062 ±1,674	16.3% ±1.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	23,121 ±1,512	16.3% ±1.1	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	18,267 ±1,193	12.9% ±0.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	26,108 ±1,508	18.4% ±1.1	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	14,389 ±1,076	10.1% ±0.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19,304 ±972	13.6% ±0.7	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Durham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	36,779 ±2,862	11.5% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,785 ±1,282	16.4% ±1.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	20,343 ±1,489	10.8% ±0.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,651 ±618	8.6% ±0.9	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Durham County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Durham County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	153,022 ±146	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.7% ±0.6	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.3% ±0.6	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.5% ±0.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.5% ±1.0	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$389,400 ±$6,104	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,508 ±$31	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Durham County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	52,523 ±0	15.8% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	138,543 ±660	41.7% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	105,711 ±1,299	31.8% ±0.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	17,932 ±532	5.4% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	729 ±195	0.2% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 252	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,707 ±524	0.5% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	15,087 ±1,588	4.5% ±0.5	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Durham County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	151,678 ±3,003	45.6% ±0.9	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	123,612 ±3,110	37.2% ±0.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,783 ±818	1.7% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	51,280 ±2,291	15.4% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19,212 ±1,529	5.8% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	32,068 ±2,199	9.6% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Durham County among the counties of North Carolina

5th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Durham County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wake County	1,257,235	+11.2%
Mecklenburg County	1,233,383	+10.5%
Guilford County	562,234	+4.4%
Forsyth County	401,718	+5.0%
Durham County	347,240	+7.7%
Cumberland County	338,473	+0.4%
Buncombe County	277,417	+2.9%
Union County	267,674	+11.7%
Johnston County	256,448	+17.9%
Cabarrus County	249,725	+9.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026