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Population
305,561
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$392,800
Owner-occupied units

Durham, NC

North Carolina · 35.978° N, 78.898° W · 120 sq mi

Durham is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 305,561 and about 2,548 residents per square mile. The median household earns $81,619 a year, and the median home is worth $392,800.

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Size & density

Land area
120 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,548
People per square mile
Rank by population
#70
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#71
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$81,619
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,508
Per month
Homeownership
52.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.3 min
One way

People

Median age
35.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
57.3%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
15.4%
Households
126,550
2.21 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 32/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 144/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 5/yr
Days above 90° 39/yr
Below freezing 43/yr
Annual rainfall 44.3in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 90°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 33°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 34.3%
Professional & business services 17.7%
Arts, food & hospitality 7.3%
Manufacturing 7.2%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in North Carolina

Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector

Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in North Carolina

Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of North Carolina

State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State

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