2022 population: 332,680 ( 65,093 from 2010 , 7,831 from 2020)
Land area: 286.5 square miles
Population density: 1161.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	144,895	43.55%	28.6%
Black:	113,043	33.98%	12.7%
Indian:	928	0.28%	28.5%
Asian:	19,704	5.92%	60.0%
2+ races:	7,760	2.33%	61.1%
Hispanic:	46,350	13.93%	28.5%

Total non-White:	187,785	56.45%	21.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,306	14.3
Deaths:	5,814	8.9
Net Migration:	1,293	2.0
Net Immigration:	3,255	5.0

Change in White population:	32,198	12.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	32,895	12.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
267,587
112,697	42.12%
100,260	37.47%
722	0.27%
12,315	4.60%
4,816	1.80%
36,077	13.48%
154,890	57.88%

2000
223,314
107,371	48.08%
87,516	39.19%
531	0.24%
7,376	3.30%
3,045	1.36%
17,039	7.63%
115,943	51.92%

1990
181,835
108,532	59.69%
67,391	37.06%
421	0.23%
3,383	1.86%
n/a
2,108	1.16%
73,303	40.31%

1980
152,785
94,933	62.14%
55,000	36.00%
250	0.16%
1,151	0.75%
n/a
1,395	0.91%
57,852	37.86%

1970
132,681
88,426	66.65%
42,977	32.39%
115	0.09%
229	0.17%
n/a
818	0.62%
44,255	33.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
37,700	16.9
15,783	7.1
9,455	4.2
16,414	7.4

5,326	2.4
38,947	17.4

Number	Rate
1990's
31,281	17.2
16,312	9.0
5,951	3.3
3,991	2.2

-1,161	-0.6
42,640	23.4

Number	Rate
1980's
24,183	15.8
13,771	9.0
20,306	13.3
n/a

13,599	8.9
15,451	10.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,233	7.0
n/a

6,507	4.9
13,597	10.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Durham County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.8
65,125	19.6%
267,555	80.4%
44,897	13.5%

135,469
2.29

75,833	56.0%
52,157	68.8%
9,042	11.9%
59,636	44.0%

2010
Number	Percent
33.2
60,321	22.5%
207,266	77.5%
26,117	9.8%

109,348
2.35

63,486	58.1%
42,664	67.2%
9,466	14.9%
45,862	41.9%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
50,924	22.8%
172,390	77.2%
21,546	9.6%

89,001
2.40

54,608	61.4%
38,163	69.9%
7,897	14.5%
34,393	38.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
41,522	22.8%
140,313	77.2%
19,410	10.7%

72,379
2.40

46,375	64.1%
34,289	73.9%
6,044	13.0%
26,004	35.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
38,858	25.4%
113,927	74.6%
15,746	10.3%

55,742
2.60

38,884	69.8%
29,809	76.7%
4,699	12.1%
16,858	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Durham County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,122	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,540	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,153	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,898	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,596	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,780	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,701	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,712	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,010	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,265	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	13,009	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,527	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	14,394	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,387	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,559	8.5%
$200,000 or more	14,816	10.9%

Median Household Income	74,927
Per Capita Income	43,945

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	116
Compared to U.S.	98

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,448	3.3%
Public Assistance	2,534	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,359	10.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	143,625	74.3%
Unemployed	6,668	3.4%
In Armed Forces	368	0.2%

Total Labor Force	150,661	77.9%
Not in Labor Force	42,735	22.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	56,463	51,193	52.4%
Non-Profit	9,275	15,966	36.7%
Self-Employed	7,392	4,561	61.8%

Local Government	2,707	5,517	32.9%
State Government	5,462	8,487	39.2%
Federal Government	1,972	2,419	44.9%

Total Private + Self	63,855	55,754	53.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,416	32,389	37.5%
Total	83,271	88,143	48.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34,134	19.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,141	16.4%
Professional, Technical	59,478	34.6%
Service Occupations	25,417	14.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	234	0.1%
All others	24,489	14.3%

White Collar		70.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	30,312	17.7%
Educational services	28,017	16.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	21,234	12.4%
Retail trade	13,806	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	11,932	7.0%
Manufacturing	11,658	6.8%
Construction	10,367	6.0%
Finance and insurance	7,987	4.7%
Other services	7,413	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,270	3.7%
Public administration	6,257	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,203	2.4%
Information	3,156	1.8%
Wholesale trade	2,657	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,596	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,189	1.3%
Utilities	650	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	650	0.4%
Management	199	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	106	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22,390	6.89%
Puerto Rican	2,129	0.65%
Cuban	1,226	0.38%
Dominican	566	0.17%

Total Central American	14,079	4.33%
Costa Rican	380	0.12%
Guatemalan	1,490	0.46%
Honduran	7,071	2.18%
Nicaraguan	310	0.10%
Panamanian	123	0.04%
Salvadoran	4,675	1.44%
Other Central American	30	0.01%

Total South American	2,635	0.81%
Argentinean	341	0.10%
Bolivian	29	0.01%
Chilean	116	0.04%
Colombian	1,249	0.38%
Ecuadorian	214	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	240	0.07%
Uruguayan	42	0.01%
Venezuelan	404	0.12%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,782	0.55%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	4,683	1.44%
Chinese	4,089	1.26%
Filipino	1,671	0.51%
Vietnamese	1,464	0.45%
Korean	1,190	0.37%
Japanese	551	0.17%
Taiwanese	421	0.13%
Thai	375	0.12%
Burmese	339	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	248,256	81.3%
Spanish	36,040	11.8%
Other Indo-European	4,837	1.6%
Chinese	3,453	1.1%
Other	3,179	1.0%
Other Asian	2,792	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,318	0.4%
Arabic	1,126	0.4%
Tagalog	1,037	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	31,716	9.8%
German	26,553	8.2%
Irish	22,737	7.0%
American	12,810	3.9%
Italian	11,509	3.5%
European	5,784	1.8%
Scottish	5,744	1.8%
Polish	5,536	1.7%
French	5,141	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	4,586	1.4%
African	3,350	1.0%
British	2,890	0.9%
Swedish	2,709	0.8%
Dutch	1,852	0.6%
Welsh	1,747	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	295,713	91.0%
Not a citizen	29,388	9.0%

Native	277,997	85.5%
Foreign-born	47,104	14.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,021	4.9%	9,999	4.4%	38,897	17.2%	48,701	21.6%	61,099	27.1%	56,029	24.8%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,021	4.9%
9-12 Years	9,999	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,897	17.2%
Some College	48,701	21.6%
Bach. Degree	61,099	27.1%
Grad Degree	56,029	24.8%
Average years of education: 14.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	102,095	99,368	2,727	2.7%	4.1%
1991	103,442	99,806	3,636	3.5%	5.9%
1992	105,956	101,536	4,420	4.2%	6.3%
1993	106,412	102,643	3,769	3.5%	5.1%
1994	107,550	104,209	3,341	3.1%	4.4%
1995	108,341	105,093	3,248	3.0%	4.4%
1996	112,741	109,522	3,219	2.9%	4.4%
1997	116,143	113,253	2,890	2.5%	3.8%
1998	117,243	114,658	2,585	2.2%	3.5%
1999	118,755	116,238	2,517	2.1%	3.3%

2000	122,239	118,618	3,621	3.0%	3.7%
2001	126,773	121,182	5,591	4.4%	5.6%
2002	128,080	120,219	7,861	6.1%	6.9%
2003	127,982	120,543	7,439	5.8%	6.7%
2004	128,799	122,646	6,153	4.8%	5.9%
2005	130,799	124,730	6,069	4.6%	5.6%
2006	134,866	129,189	5,677	4.2%	5.1%
2007	136,911	131,286	5,625	4.1%	5.1%
2008	141,862	135,129	6,733	4.7%	6.2%
2009	144,806	133,083	11,723	8.1%	11.0%

2010	143,974	132,237	11,737	8.2%	10.7%
2011	146,063	134,256	11,807	8.1%	10.3%
2012	149,901	138,530	11,371	7.6%	9.5%
2013	150,701	141,530	9,171	6.1%	7.8%
2014	153,026	145,417	7,609	5.0%	6.1%
2015	156,464	148,713	7,751	5.0%	5.7%
2016	161,608	154,321	7,287	4.5%	5.1%
2017	165,001	158,303	6,698	4.1%	4.5%
2018	168,774	162,707	6,067	3.6%	4.0%
2019	174,573	168,779	5,794	3.3%	3.8%

2020	170,422	159,304	11,118	6.5%	7.3%
2021	171,066	163,761	7,305	4.3%	4.9%
2022	178,905	173,231	5,674	3.2%	3.7%
2023	182,531	176,950	5,581	3.1%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	145,518
Median Value	$311,300

Occupied	135,469	93.1%
Vacant	10,049	6.9%

Owned	75,033	55.4%
Rented	60,436	44.6%
Median Rent	$1,301

Single-Family Units	93,735	64.4%
Detached	80,800	55.5%
Attached	12,935	8.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	40,575	27.9%
Mobile Homes	1,964	1.3%

Durham County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Durham County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Durham County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Durham County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Durham County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Durham County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Durham County, NC