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.

Conditions

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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

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.

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State of North Carolina

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Raleigh

Nickname

The Tar Heel State

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