Durham Population and Demographics

Durham North Carolina Population and Demographics Resources

Durham City, North Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Durham Population: 187035 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 89884 48.06% Female 97151 51.94%       Under 5 years 13419 7.17% 5 to 9 years 12289 6.57% 10 to 14 years 11194 5.98% 15 to 19 years 12840 6.87% 20 to 24 years 19439 10.39% 25 to 34 years 37602 20.1% 35 to 44 years 29074 15.54% 45 to 54 years 22051 11.79% 55 to 59 years 6710 3.59% 60 to 64 years 5002 2.67% 65 to 74 years 8548 4.57% 75 to 84 years 6497 3.47% 85 years and over 2370 1.27%       Median age (years) 31       18 years and over 144145 77.07% Male 67934 36.32% Female 76211 40.75% 21 years and over 133152 71.19% 62 years and over 20303 10.86% 65 years and over 17415 9.31% Male 6492 3.47% Female 10923 5.84%       Race     One race 183399 98.06% White 85126 45.51% Black or African American 81937 43.81% American Indian and Alaska Native 575 0.31% Asian 6815 3.64% Asian indian 2395 1.28% Chinese 2004 1.07% Filipino 495 0.26% Japanese 339 0.18% Korean 596 0.32% Vietnamese 333 0.18% Other Asian 653 0.35% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 71 0.04% Native Hawaiian 5 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0% Samoan 11 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 46 0.02% Some other race 8875 4.75% Two or more races 3636 1.94%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 187035 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 16012 8.56% Mexican 10343 5.53% Puerto Rican 696 0.37% Cuban 236 0.13% Other Hispanic or Latino 4737 2.53% Not Hispanic or Latino 171023 91.44% White alone 79277 42.39%       Relationship     Total Population 187035 100.00% In households 177662 94.99% Householder 74981 40.09% Spouse 28625 15.3% Child 46593 24.91% Own child under 18 years 37330 19.96% Other relatives 12187 6.52% Under 18 years 4480 2.4% Nonrelatives 15276 8.17% Unmarried partner 4196 2.24% In group quarters 9373 5.01% Institutionalized population 2341 1.25% Non-Institutionalized population 7032 3.76%       Households by Type     Total Households 74981 100.0 % Family households (families) 43558 58.09% With own children under 18 years 21484 28.65% Married-couple family 28625 38.18% With own children under 18 years 12842 17.13% Female householder, no husband present 11954 15.94% With own children under 18 years 7446 9.93% Non Family households 31423 41.91% Householder living alone 23895 31.87% Householder 65 years and over 5368 7.16%       Households with individuals under 18 years 24184 32.25% Households with individuals 65 years and over 12373 16.5%       Average Household size 2.37 Average family size 3.01       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 80797 100.00% Occupied housing units 74981 92.8% Vacant housing units 5816 7.2% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 477 0.59% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 74981 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 36645 48.87% Renter-occupied housing units. 38336 51.13%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.44 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.3

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