Durham

Also part of these county-equivalents:
  1. Durham Legal Resources
  2. Durham Statistics
  3. Durham Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Durham Employment Information
  5. Durham Family Information
  6. Durham Education Information
  7. Durham Business Information
  8. Durham Public Benefits Information
  9. Durham Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Durham Zip Codes


Durham Legal Resources Back to top

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Durham Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 10,161
  • Land Area (2000): 64.982 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.635 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 860
  • Alias(es) (2003): DURHAM
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Houses (2000): 4,273
Durham Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,758 66.61%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 19 0.19%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,369 33.21%

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Durham Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 1,487
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $56,784,000 / $12,242,000
Durham Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 3,306 3,184 122 3.68% 37
1991 3,372 3,194 178 5.29% 53
1992 3,379 3,167 211 6.25% 62
1993 3,380 3,190 190 5.63% 56
1994 3,350 3,196 154 4.60% 46
1995 3,376 3,234 143 4.23% 42
1996 3,458 3,285 173 5.00% 50
1997 3,498 3,348 150 4.30% 43
1998 3,491 3,409 82 2.35% 24
1999 3,551 3,489 62 1.75% 18
2000 3,726 3,661 65 1.73% 18
2001 3,828 3,734 94 2.46% 25
2002 3,947 3,822 126 3.19% 32
2003 4,025 3,854 171 4.24% 42
2004 4,046 3,908 139 3.43% 34
2005 4,118 3,973 146 3.53% 36
2006 4,242 4,104 138 3.25% 32
2007 4,298 4,154 144 3.34% 33
2008 4,304 4,137 167 3.88% 39
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 4,273 4,109 164 3.84% 38
Feb 2008 4,269 4,115 154 3.61% 36
Mar 2008 4,279 4,113 166 3.88% 39
Apr 2008 4,271 4,144 127 2.97% 30
May 2008 4,311 4,146 165 3.83% 38
Jun 2008 4,366 4,189 177 4.05% 41
Jul 2008 4,378 4,179 199 4.55% 45
Aug 2008 4,309 4,125 184 4.27% 43
Sep 2008 4,283 4,117 166 3.88% 39
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Durham Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 222 7.98%
2. Public Administration 183 6.58%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 164 5.89%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 157 5.64%
5. Educational Services 156 5.61%
6. Health Care 140 5.03%
7. Chemical Manufacturing 128 4.60%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 118 4.24%
9. Finance and Insurance 104 3.74%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 89 3.20%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 87 3.13%
12. Repair and Maintenance 83 2.98%
13. Utilities 78 2.80%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 74 2.66%
15. Metal Manufactuing 72 2.59%
16. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 70 2.52%
17. U.S. Postal Service 61 2.19%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 58 2.08%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 48 1.72%
20. Food Manufacturing 48 1.72%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 340 13.99%
2. Health Care 241 9.92%
3. Finance and Insurance 224 9.22%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 184 7.57%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 150 6.17%
6. Public Administration 113 4.65%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 104 4.28%
8. Social Assistance 100 4.12%
9. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 93 3.83%
10. Chemical Manufacturing 85 3.50%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 67 2.76%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 59 2.43%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 58 2.39%
14. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 50 2.06%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 44 1.81%
16. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 41 1.69%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 39 1.60%
18. Metal Manufactuing 30 1.23%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 28 1.15%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 26 1.07%

Durham Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Engineers 170 6.11%
2. Other Management Occupations 166 5.96%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 147 5.28%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 134 4.81%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 120 4.31%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 106 3.81%
7. Other Production Occupations 105 3.77%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 90 3.23%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 84 3.02%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 84 3.02%
11. Computer Specialists 82 2.95%
12. Top Executives 80 2.87%
13. Life and Physical Scientists 78 2.80%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 71 2.55%
15. Business Operations Specialists 70 2.52%
16. Carpenters 60 2.16%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 60 2.16%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 55 1.98%
19. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 48 1.72%
20. Accountants and Auditors 45 1.62%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 160 6.58%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 150 6.17%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 115 4.73%
4. Other Management Occupations 106 4.36%
5. Computer Specialists 87 3.58%
6. Cashiers 79 3.25%
7. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 78 3.21%
8. Other Financial Specialists 75 3.09%
9. Life and Physical Scientists 70 2.88%
10. Other Personal Care, Not child care 69 2.84%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 68 2.80%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 67 2.76%
13. Accountants and Auditors 57 2.35%
14. Registered Nurses 56 2.30%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 55 2.26%
16. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 53 2.18%
17. Business Operations Specialists 53 2.18%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 52 2.14%
19. Therapists 51 2.10%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 49 2.02%

Durham Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,587 57.65%
15-35 hours 905 11.37%
1-14 hours 279 3.51%
No regular hours 2,186 27.47%

Durham Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 138 2.68%
5 AM-5:29 AM 47 0.91%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 182 3.54%
6 AM-6:29 AM 502 9.76%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 601 11.69%
7 AM-7:29 AM 861 16.75%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 906 17.62%
8 AM-8:29 AM 651 12.66%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 365 7.10%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 193 3.75%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 102 1.98%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 66 1.28%
Noon-3:59 PM 325 6.32%
4 PM-11:59 PM 202 3.93%

Durham Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 167 3.25%
5-9 481 9.36%
10-14 806 15.68%
15-19 925 17.99%
20-24 811 15.78%
25-29 422 8.21%
30-34 643 12.51%
35-39 160 3.11%
40-44 156 3.03%
45-59 389 7.57%
60-89 123 2.39%
At least 90 58 1.13%

Durham Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 6 0.12% 3,606 70.14%
30-44 16 0.31% 943 18.34%
45-59 3 0.06% 386 7.51%
At least 60 5 0.10% 176 3.42%

Durham Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 435 8.12%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,572 85.38%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 24 0.45%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 30 0.56%
Color 6 Box Walked 80 1.49%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 214 4.00%

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Durham Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,985 (9,739 people)
Families (2000): 2,643 (8,046 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,426
People at same address in 1995: 5,755
Durham Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 171 4.29%
$10,000-$14,999 114 2.86%
$15,000-$19,999 207 5.19%
$20,000-$24,999 256 6.42%
$25,000-$29,999 139 3.49%
$30,000-$34,999 146 3.66%
$35,000-$39,999 169 4.24%
$40,000-$44,999 268 6.73%
$45,000-$49,999 126 3.16%
$50,000-$59,999 341 8.56%
$60,000-$74,999 542 13.60%
$75,000-$99,999 689 17.29%
$100,000-$124,999 437 10.97%
$125,000-$149,999 171 4.29%
$150,000-$199,999 117 2.94%
$200,000 or more 92 2.31%

Durham Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,177 29.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,094 27.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 195 4.85%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 620 15.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 26 0.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 598 14.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 215 5.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 62 1.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 23 0.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Durham Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,268 28.39%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,968 17.10%
Public Assistance 119 1.03%
Retirement 791 6.87%
Self Employment 529 4.60%
Social Security 1,012 8.79%
Supplemental Security 159 1.38%
Wage / Salary 3,138 27.26%
Other 528 4.59%

Durham Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,170 52.97%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,039 47.03%

Durham Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 353 9.06%
Color 1 Box Married 2,585 66.35%
Color 2 Box Never Married 902 23.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 56 1.44%

Durham Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 398 9.57%
Color 1 Box Married 2,377 57.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 853 20.50%
Color 3 Box Widowed 532 12.79%

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Durham Education Information Back to top
Durham Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 240 3.13%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 825 10.74%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,068 26.93%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,491 19.42%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 605 7.88%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,331 17.34%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,118 14.56%

Durham Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 74 0.73% 147 1.45% 221 2.17%
Kindergarten 118 1.16% 38 0.37% 156 1.54%
Grades 1-4 664 6.53% 20 0.20% 684 6.73%
Grades 5-8 487 4.79% 8 0.08% 495 4.87%
Grades 9-12 525 5.17% 36 0.35% 561 5.52%
Undergrad college 227 2.23% 126 1.24% 353 3.47%
Graduate or professional school 128 1.26% 87 0.86% 215 2.12%
Total 2,223 21.88% 462 4.55% 2,685 26.42%

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Durham Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 140
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Durham Public Benefits Information Back to top
Durham Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 9,401 96.84%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 307 3.16%

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Durham Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Durham Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,355 13.34%
10-19 Years 1,294 12.73%
20-29 Years 1,078 10.61%
30-39 Years 1,629 16.03%
40-49 Years 1,709 16.82%
50-59 Years 1,304 12.83%
60-69 Years 677 6.66%
70-79 Years 590 5.81%
80-89 Years 403 3.97%
90+ Years 122 1.20%

Durham Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,994 49.15%
Color 1 Box Female 5,167 50.85%

Durham Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 9,069 89.25%
Color 2 Box Asian 323 3.18%
Color 1 Box African-American 275 2.71%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 270 2.66%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 158 1.55%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 49 0.48%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 12 0.12%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.05%

Durham Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 2,067 17.37%
2. Irish 1,973 16.58%
3. English 1,742 14.64%
4. German 1,548 13.01%
5. Polish 1,229 10.33%
6. French Non-Basque 527 4.43%
7. United States Or American 341 2.87%
8. Swedish 288 2.42%
9. French Canadian 271 2.28%
10. Scottish 228 1.92%

Durham Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,710 91.46%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 183 1.92%
3. Chinese 102 1.07%
4. Italian 89 0.93%
5. French 85 0.89%
6. Other Asian 50 0.53%
7. German 48 0.50%
8. Polish 46 0.48%
9. Arabic 35 0.37%
10. Gujarathi 30 0.32%

Durham Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 9,510 93.73%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 340 3.35%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 296 2.92%

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Durham Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Durham Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
06422