Demographics of Durham city, North Carolina

Durham city, North Carolina had 305,561 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +23,852 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Durham city, in four figures

305,561
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 291,467 ±190.; +8.5%
Change since July 2020: +23,852 people.; 35.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,619 ±$2,203
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Durham city, North Carolina's population grew 8.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Durham city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Durham city, North Carolina's population grew 8.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Durham city, 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	281,709	100.0	100.0
2021	286,599	101.7	100.2
2022	290,678	103.2	100.7
2023	295,264	104.8	101.6
2024	300,834	106.8	102.5
2025	305,561	108.5	103.1

Population of Durham city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	281,709	—
2021	286,599	+4,890
2022	290,678	+4,079
2023	295,264	+4,586
2024	300,834	+5,570
2025	305,561	+4,727

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.1 ±0.2: for men 34.3 ±0.4 and for women 35.7 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Durham city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	17,889 ±423	6.1% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	40,629 ±1,493	13.9% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	30,817 ±1,254	10.6% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	97,928 ±1,677	33.6% ±0.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	64,762 ±1,649	22.2% ±0.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	39,442 ±1,438	13.5% ±0.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,619 ±$2,203, and income per person $49,636 ±$1,130, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	16,199 ±1,215	12.8% ±1.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	20,339 ±1,530	16.1% ±1.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	20,996 ±1,417	16.6% ±1.1	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	16,330 ±1,102	12.9% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	22,644 ±1,466	17.9% ±1.1	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	12,833 ±1,045	10.1% ±0.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17,209 ±932	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	32,806 ±2,634	11.7% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	9,561 ±1,200	16.6% ±2.0	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	18,393 ±1,398	10.9% ±0.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,852 ±575	9.0% ±1.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Durham city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Durham city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	136,837 ±678	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±0.6	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±0.6	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.3% ±0.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.7% ±1.0	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$392,800 ±$6,855	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,508 ±$31	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	44,260 ±1,245	15.2% ±0.4	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	117,487 ±1,798	40.3% ±0.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	96,808 ±2,026	33.2% ±0.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	16,949 ±591	5.8% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	667 ±226	0.2% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 249	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,463 ±458	0.5% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	13,715 ±1,491	4.7% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	131,463 ±2,696	45.1% ±0.9	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	109,784 ±2,929	37.7% ±1.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,246 ±770	1.8% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	44,974 ±1,955	15.4% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17,051 ±1,438	5.9% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	27,923 ±1,845	9.6% ±0.6	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Durham city among the places of North Carolina

4th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Durham city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Charlotte city	903,844 ±208
Raleigh city	481,031 ±391
Greensboro city	301,198 ±75
Durham city	291,467 ±190
Winston-Salem city	252,037 ±74
Fayetteville city	210,815 ±99
Cary town	179,306 ±190
Wilmington city	120,805 ±73
High Point city	116,245 ±120

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Durham city, North Carolina

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026