Humidity & wind
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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.
Conditions
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Local time
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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
State of North Carolina
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State
Compare Durham with
- Durham vs St. PaulSide by side
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Cities near Durham
- Chapel Hill, NC9 mi · 63,565
- Cary, NC14 mi · 183,582
- Apex, NC17 mi · 80,419
- Raleigh, NC18 mi · 506,306
- Wake Forest, NC22 mi · 58,147
- Holly Springs, NC23 mi · 50,288
- Burlington, NC33 mi · 61,496
- Greensboro, NC52 mi · 308,667
Cities about the same size
- St. Paul, MN306,684
- Pittsburgh, PA307,632
- Jersey City, NJ302,013
- Lincoln, NE301,522
- Cincinnati, OH314,367
- North Las Vegas, NV296,653
- Santa Ana, CA315,586
- Corpus Christi, TX317,247
More in North Carolina
- Charlotte964,784
- Winston-Salem257,271
- Fayetteville209,120
- Wilmington126,809
- High Point120,571
- Concord114,598
- Greenville96,443
- Asheville93,523
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.