Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC

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2023 Population
147,273
0.0537% 1-year growth
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
37.7
0.265% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
12.9%
6.74% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$72,737
6.32% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$311,400
13.2% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
68,344
1.07% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC had a population of 147k people with a median age of 37.7 and a median household income of $72,737. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC grew from 147,194 to 147,273, a 0.0537% increase and its median household income grew from $68,414 to $72,737, a 6.32% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (39.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (33.5%), Other (Hispanic) (9.43%), White (Hispanic) (4.53%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (4.52%).

21.8% of the households in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.1% of the residents in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC are Watts College of Nursing (75 degrees awarded in 2023), Elevate Salon Institute (494001) (61 degrees), and Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College (9 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was $311,400, and the homeownership rate was 60.8%.

Most people in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC is home to a population of 147k people, from which 89.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 15.3% of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (22.5k people).

In 2023, there were 1.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.2k people) in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC are Spanish (23,548 households), Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa (990 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (929 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

75,220
Women
50.9%
72,639
Men
49.1%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 147,859 inhabitants, with 49.1% men, and 50.9% women.

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Citizenship

89.1%
2023 Citizenship
90.1%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 89.1% of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was 90.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    58.2k ± 1.71k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    49.3k ± 2.49k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    13.9k ± 1.84k
19.3%
Hispanic Population
28.4k people

In 2023, there were 1.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.2k people) in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.3% of the people in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC are hispanic (28.4k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    6,044 ± 1,869 people
  2. Honduras
    3,238 ± 1,382 people
  3. El Salvador
    1,462 ± 934 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was Mexico, the natal country of 6,044 Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC residents, followed by Honduras with 3,238 and El Salvador with 1,462.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
22.5k people
13.8%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
20.3k people

As of 2023, 15.3% of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC residents (22.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was 13.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    23,548 households (17%)
  2. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa
    990 households (0.714%)
  3. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    929 households (0.67%)

21.8% of the households in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was Spanish. 17% of the households in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,864 ± 261
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,724 ± 380
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,291 ± 326

Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC employs 68.3k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC were General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (5,842 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,517 people), and Construction (5,506 people), and the highest paying industries were Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($135,867), Management of companies & enterprises ($119,816), and Advertising, public relations & related services ($115,504).

Males in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC have an average income that is 1.17 times higher than the average income of females, which is $65,114. The income inequality in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
34,521
Women
50.5%
33,823
Men
49.5%

The workforce of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC in 2023 was 68,344 people, with 50.5% woman, and 49.5% men.

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Occupations

68.3k
2023 Value
1.07%
1 Year growth
± 1.07%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 1.07%, from 67.6k employees to 68.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC, are Other managers (2,108 people), Registered nurses (2,021 people), and Cashiers (1,540 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

68.3k
2023 Value
1.07%
1 Year growth
± 1.07%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 1.07%, from 67.6k employees to 68.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (5,842 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,517 people), and Construction (5,506 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,216
Median earning men ± $2,276
$44,042
Median earning women ± $2,922

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,052), Public Administration ($80,814), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,503).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,760), Public Administration ($60,359), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,910).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC awarded 145 degrees. The student population of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 47 male students and 204 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC are White (67 and 46.2%), followed by Black or African American (48 and 33.1%), Hispanic or Latino (15 and 10.3%), and Two or More Races (6 and 4.14%).

The largest universities in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC by number of degrees awarded are Watts College of Nursing (75 and 51.7%), Elevate Salon Institute (494001) (61 and 42.1%), and Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College (9 and 6.21%).

The most popular majors in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC are Registered Nursing (75 and 51.7%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (41 and 28.3%), and Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts (20 and 13.8%).

The median tuition cost in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC for private four year colleges is $20,560.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 251 students enrolled in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC, 18.7% men and 81.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 118 records, of which 78% were women and 22% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Registered Nursing
Most Common
75 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Watts College of Nursing
    75 degrees awarded
  2. Elevate Salon Institute (494001)
    61 degrees awarded
  3. Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College
    9 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Watts College of Nursing with 75 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 12 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC, which is 0.0902 times less than the 133 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 67 degrees mean that there were 1.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 48 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($20,560) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,262) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.911% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC in N/A were N/A.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was $311,400 in 2023, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $275,000 to $311,400, a 13.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC is 60.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$311,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$10,288
$35,709
Median Property Taxes
±$1,634

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

60.8%
Homeownership
2023
68.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 60.8% of the housing units in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$72,737
Median Household Income
± $2,728
58.7k
Number of Households
± 2,210

In 2023, the median household income of the 58.7k households in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC grew to $72,737 from the previous year's value of $68,414.

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Wage Distribution

0.464
2023 Wage GINI in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC
0.469
2022 Wage GINI in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC

In 2023, the income inequality in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.05% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (66.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.2%)
  3. Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2023, 66.8% of workers in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.2%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

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Commute Time

25.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.27% of the workforce in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC (18.4k out of 142k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.6% of the population of Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 45.2% on employee plans, 15.9% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 1.53% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 317 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,413 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.4%
Uninsured
45.2%
Employer Coverage
15.9%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
11.3%
Non-Group
1.53%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Durham County (North)--Durham City (North) PUMA, NC grew by 4.24% from 13.8% to 14.4%.

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