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North Carolina · Census place 19000

Durham city, NC

Quick answer

Durham city has 288,465 residents, ranking #4 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $79,234, the median home is worth $355,300 and median gross rent runs $1,412 a month.

Population
288,465Durham city residents
Median household income
$79,234Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$355,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,412Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
51.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Durham city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Durham city median would spend about 21.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.2% of residents and 51.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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