Durham County

Durham County has 332,353 residents across 9 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $82,316, 14% above the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $389,400, and 55% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

332,353residentsACS 2020–2024

$82,316median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$389,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Durham County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Durham County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina with Durham County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 9 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
27503	5,374	$114K	$407K	90%	30%	92%	36 min
27701	24,793	$70K	$509K	30%	53%	90%	22 min
27703	63,458	$89K	$378K	66%	47%	96%	25 min
27704	40,102	$70K	$312K	61%	34%	90%	27 min
27705	49,923	$73K	$455K	45%	64%	92%	23 min
27707	51,274	$74K	$408K	48%	56%	94%	23 min
27708	3,253	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	100%	–	13 min
27712	24,299	$91K	$373K	90%	51%	96%	28 min
27713	59,197	$101K	$418K	59%	68%	95%	25 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

332,353 residents in 141,847 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

20%

under 18

28%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

39%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

153,022 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $389,400 (±$6,104).

56%

of households own their home

55%

of homes are detached single-family houses

28%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,508

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later4%

2010–201920%

2000–200917%

1990–199914%

1980–198914%

1970–197910%

1960–19697%

1950–19595%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,930.

$82,316

median household income

11.5%

of people live below the poverty line

3.9%

unemployment rate

55%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

71%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

23%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

94%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Durham County, North Carolina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.