North Carolina / Census place 3719000
Durham
A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.
Official Census name: Durham cityAt a glance
A city in numbers.
- Population
- 305,561 2025 estimate
- Annual change
- +1.6% Population estimate
- Density
- 2,547/sq mi 120 sq mi land area
- Median age
- 35.1 years ACS 5-year estimate
Living here
The everyday equation.
Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.
- Median household income
- $81,619
- Median home value
- $392,800
- Median gross rent
- $1,508
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 57.3%
- Typical commute
- 22.3 min
- Public transit commute
- 1.9%
Climate normals
The long view of weather.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.
Representative station: RALEIGH AP (9 mi from place center)- Average high
- 72°F
- Average low
- 50.4°F
- Annual rainfall
- 46.1"
- Annual snowfall
- 5.2"
Month by month
A year in Durham.
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Data vintage
Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.
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