Durham is a large city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 296,186 people and 66 associated neighborhoods, Durham is the fourth largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Durham, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Durham, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Durham’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Durham does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $79,234.00.

Durham real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Durham house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Durham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Durham is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Durham is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Durham, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Durham is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.68% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Durham in 2022 was $47,246, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $188,984 for a family of four. However, Durham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Durham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Durham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Durham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Durham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Durham include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Durham's cultural character, accounting for 15.32% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Durham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.