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Durham County

Medium metro
FIPS 37063

Profiled Cities (1)

People

347.2K
Population
Census 2025 Est.
1207.6/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.
7.7%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025
$82K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr
36.1
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr
91.5%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr
11.5%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 2024
10.8%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr
55.5%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr
10.5%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr
15.8%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr
41.7%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr
31.8%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yr

Migration

IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
22.3K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23
23.5K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23
-1,238
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23

Economy

3.2%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025
185.2K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025
$69K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024
$53.3B
County GDP
BEA 2024
8.3K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023
229.5K
Employees
CBP 2023
$21.4B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023

Housing

$389K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr
$2K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr
13.6K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr
27.3K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr
Yes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yr

Health

69th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 2022
36.5%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 2025
10.4%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 2025
15.2%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 2025
11.0%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 2025
114.7/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–25
4.9/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25
514.7/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023

Environment & Risk

89.6
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
Relatively Moderate
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
Relatively High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
$90.9M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 2025
7.27
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 2024
0.14
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 2024
1.6%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024

Broadband & Food Access

1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 2024
1.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 2024
33.0%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 2019
1.9%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019

Land & Climate

287.5 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 2024
59.4°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–2020
71.1°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–2020
47.6°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–2020
46.9"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020

County Character

Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024
Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024
Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024
None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024