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Durham Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 426,493
Land Area (2000): 4,572.155 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 121.269 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	611,984	71.40%
Rural, Farm	12,300	1.44%
Rural, Non-farm	232,802	27.16%

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Durham Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	195,255	189,455	5,800	2.97%	30
1991	197,523	189,526	7,997	4.05%	40
1992	201,075	192,493	8,583	4.27%	43
1993	203,042	195,996	7,047	3.47%	35
1994	205,802	199,740	6,062	2.95%	30
1995	209,194	203,109	6,085	2.91%	29
1996	217,602	211,514	6,088	2.80%	28
1997	224,296	218,816	5,479	2.44%	25
1998	226,819	222,010	4,809	2.12%	21
1999	229,508	224,989	4,519	1.97%	20
2000	231,882	225,087	6,794	2.93%	29
2001	238,751	228,431	10,320	4.32%	43
2002	241,344	228,050	13,294	5.51%	55
2003	239,165	226,345	12,820	5.36%	54
2004	241,450	230,774	10,676	4.42%	44
2005	245,962	235,347	10,616	4.32%	43
2006	254,053	244,142	9,912	3.90%	39
2007	254,417	244,687	9,730	3.82%	38
2008	256,833	244,539	12,294	4.79%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	188,771	183,247	5,524	2.93%	29
Feb 1990	192,788	187,247	5,541	2.87%	29
Mar 1990	193,792	188,581	5,211	2.69%	27
Apr 1990	193,233	188,288	4,945	2.56%	26
May 1990	194,831	189,025	5,806	2.98%	30
Jun 1990	196,520	190,305	6,215	3.16%	32
Jul 1990	199,002	192,986	6,016	3.02%	30
Aug 1990	197,462	191,382	6,080	3.08%	31
Sep 1990	195,666	190,409	5,257	2.69%	27
Oct 1990	196,602	191,195	5,407	2.75%	28
Nov 1990	196,865	190,220	6,645	3.38%	34
Dec 1990	197,524	190,575	6,949	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	191,482	184,296	7,186	3.75%	38
Feb 1991	194,459	187,446	7,013	3.61%	36
Mar 1991	194,370	187,309	7,061	3.63%	36
Apr 1991	195,261	188,766	6,495	3.33%	33
May 1991	194,786	187,036	7,750	3.98%	40
Jun 1991	196,860	188,751	8,109	4.12%	41
Jul 1991	199,602	191,143	8,459	4.24%	42
Aug 1991	199,667	190,741	8,926	4.47%	45
Sep 1991	199,665	191,269	8,396	4.21%	42
Oct 1991	202,011	193,271	8,740	4.33%	43
Nov 1991	201,631	192,480	9,151	4.54%	45
Dec 1991	200,479	191,801	8,678	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	196,954	186,836	10,118	5.14%	51
Feb 1992	198,396	189,142	9,254	4.66%	47
Mar 1992	198,986	190,596	8,390	4.22%	42
Apr 1992	197,085	189,397	7,688	3.90%	39
May 1992	198,782	190,223	8,559	4.31%	43
Jun 1992	201,690	192,705	8,985	4.45%	45
Jul 1992	205,785	196,963	8,822	4.29%	43
Aug 1992	203,988	195,107	8,881	4.35%	44
Sep 1992	201,606	193,617	7,989	3.96%	40
Oct 1992	203,504	195,235	8,269	4.06%	41
Nov 1992	203,357	194,883	8,474	4.17%	42
Dec 1992	202,769	195,206	7,563	3.73%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	199,528	191,207	8,321	4.17%	42
Feb 1993	202,552	194,613	7,939	3.92%	39
Mar 1993	201,677	194,187	7,490	3.71%	37
Apr 1993	201,013	194,082	6,931	3.45%	34
May 1993	203,363	195,301	8,062	3.96%	40
Jun 1993	204,266	196,497	7,769	3.80%	38
Jul 1993	207,074	199,506	7,568	3.65%	37
Aug 1993	205,983	198,760	7,223	3.51%	35
Sep 1993	202,574	196,593	5,981	2.95%	30
Oct 1993	201,105	194,945	6,160	3.06%	31
Nov 1993	204,108	198,388	5,720	2.80%	28
Dec 1993	203,262	197,868	5,394	2.65%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	201,662	195,269	6,393	3.17%	32
Feb 1994	203,989	197,467	6,522	3.20%	32
Mar 1994	204,286	198,096	6,190	3.03%	30
Apr 1994	204,316	198,642	5,674	2.78%	28
May 1994	204,890	198,982	5,908	2.88%	29
Jun 1994	206,761	200,130	6,631	3.21%	32
Jul 1994	205,954	199,289	6,665	3.24%	32
Aug 1994	207,709	200,855	6,854	3.30%	33
Sep 1994	205,482	199,755	5,727	2.79%	28
Oct 1994	207,620	201,766	5,854	2.82%	28
Nov 1994	209,111	203,470	5,641	2.70%	27
Dec 1994	207,839	203,159	4,680	2.25%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	203,797	197,807	5,990	2.94%	29
Feb 1995	206,606	200,400	6,206	3.00%	30
Mar 1995	207,047	201,273	5,774	2.79%	28
Apr 1995	206,110	200,493	5,617	2.73%	27
May 1995	206,666	200,450	6,216	3.01%	30
Jun 1995	208,870	202,221	6,649	3.18%	32
Jul 1995	211,430	205,351	6,079	2.88%	29
Aug 1995	210,545	203,931	6,614	3.14%	31
Sep 1995	210,146	203,933	6,213	2.96%	30
Oct 1995	213,478	207,356	6,122	2.87%	29
Nov 1995	213,875	207,784	6,091	2.85%	28
Dec 1995	211,757	206,310	5,447	2.57%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	208,734	201,343	7,391	3.54%	35
Feb 1996	212,719	206,133	6,586	3.10%	31
Mar 1996	214,528	207,967	6,561	3.06%	31
Apr 1996	213,553	208,433	5,120	2.40%	24
May 1996	216,224	210,087	6,137	2.84%	28
Jun 1996	218,266	211,861	6,405	2.93%	29
Jul 1996	220,678	214,092	6,586	2.98%	30
Aug 1996	219,036	212,929	6,107	2.79%	28
Sep 1996	218,681	213,276	5,405	2.47%	25
Oct 1996	222,285	216,515	5,770	2.60%	26
Nov 1996	223,726	217,806	5,920	2.65%	26
Dec 1996	222,790	217,723	5,067	2.27%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	217,538	211,358	6,180	2.84%	28
Feb 1997	220,684	214,249	6,435	2.92%	29
Mar 1997	222,864	216,845	6,019	2.70%	27
Apr 1997	223,833	218,850	4,983	2.23%	22
May 1997	223,730	218,361	5,369	2.40%	24
Jun 1997	225,147	218,937	6,210	2.76%	28
Jul 1997	226,009	220,350	5,659	2.50%	25
Aug 1997	223,874	218,139	5,735	2.56%	26
Sep 1997	223,448	218,419	5,029	2.25%	23
Oct 1997	227,908	222,961	4,947	2.17%	22
Nov 1997	229,513	224,691	4,822	2.10%	21
Dec 1997	226,999	222,635	4,364	1.92%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	221,622	216,284	5,338	2.41%	24
Feb 1998	224,667	219,480	5,187	2.31%	23
Mar 1998	225,516	220,678	4,838	2.15%	21
Apr 1998	227,165	222,626	4,539	2.00%	20
May 1998	227,096	222,204	4,892	2.15%	22
Jun 1998	227,740	222,415	5,325	2.34%	23
Jul 1998	228,618	222,843	5,775	2.53%	25
Aug 1998	225,511	220,622	4,889	2.17%	22
Sep 1998	226,965	222,749	4,216	1.86%	19
Oct 1998	229,141	224,336	4,805	2.10%	21
Nov 1998	229,426	225,045	4,381	1.91%	19
Dec 1998	228,356	224,836	3,520	1.54%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	224,118	219,628	4,490	2.00%	20
Feb 1999	226,813	222,148	4,665	2.06%	21
Mar 1999	227,341	222,983	4,358	1.92%	19
Apr 1999	227,433	223,502	3,931	1.73%	17
May 1999	228,375	224,039	4,336	1.90%	19
Jun 1999	230,868	226,086	4,782	2.07%	21
Jul 1999	232,150	227,100	5,050	2.18%	22
Aug 1999	229,892	225,322	4,570	1.99%	20
Sep 1999	229,461	225,336	4,125	1.80%	18
Oct 1999	231,935	227,251	4,684	2.02%	20
Nov 1999	232,835	228,025	4,810	2.07%	21
Dec 1999	232,879	228,451	4,428	1.90%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	227,578	220,887	6,691	2.94%	29
Feb 2000	231,134	224,094	7,040	3.05%	30
Mar 2000	232,311	225,810	6,501	2.80%	28
Apr 2000	232,451	227,126	5,325	2.29%	23
May 2000	231,314	224,583	6,731	2.91%	29
Jun 2000	233,530	226,067	7,463	3.20%	32
Jul 2000	232,727	225,376	7,351	3.16%	32
Aug 2000	230,852	223,488	7,364	3.19%	32
Sep 2000	229,865	223,545	6,320	2.75%	27
Oct 2000	232,019	225,276	6,743	2.91%	29
Nov 2000	233,564	226,324	7,240	3.10%	31
Dec 2000	235,235	228,471	6,764	2.88%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	238,217	229,558	8,659	3.63%	36
Feb 2001	240,958	231,910	9,048	3.76%	38
Mar 2001	242,707	233,546	9,161	3.77%	38
Apr 2001	238,849	230,255	8,594	3.60%	36
May 2001	238,232	229,078	9,154	3.84%	38
Jun 2001	239,701	229,604	10,097	4.21%	42
Jul 2001	240,570	230,124	10,446	4.34%	43
Aug 2001	235,249	223,725	11,524	4.90%	49
Sep 2001	235,122	224,370	10,752	4.57%	46
Oct 2001	238,284	226,754	11,530	4.84%	48
Nov 2001	237,924	225,322	12,602	5.30%	53
Dec 2001	239,200	226,928	12,272	5.13%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	239,434	225,619	13,815	5.77%	58
Feb 2002	241,366	228,065	13,301	5.51%	55
Mar 2002	243,289	229,976	13,313	5.47%	55
Apr 2002	243,872	230,731	13,141	5.39%	54
May 2002	243,917	230,724	13,193	5.41%	54
Jun 2002	244,195	230,124	14,071	5.76%	58
Jul 2002	242,615	228,733	13,882	5.72%	57
Aug 2002	241,121	227,774	13,347	5.54%	55
Sep 2002	240,551	228,461	12,090	5.03%	50
Oct 2002	239,770	227,032	12,738	5.31%	53
Nov 2002	239,058	225,476	13,582	5.68%	57
Dec 2002	236,942	223,888	13,054	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	237,998	224,401	13,597	5.71%	57
Feb 2003	239,220	225,876	13,344	5.58%	56
Mar 2003	239,853	226,825	13,028	5.43%	54
Apr 2003	238,905	225,745	13,160	5.51%	55
May 2003	238,983	225,844	13,139	5.50%	55
Jun 2003	241,210	226,662	14,548	6.03%	60
Jul 2003	240,549	226,665	13,884	5.77%	58
Aug 2003	238,724	225,787	12,937	5.42%	54
Sep 2003	238,499	226,837	11,662	4.89%	49
Oct 2003	238,303	226,595	11,708	4.91%	49
Nov 2003	239,460	227,390	12,070	5.04%	50
Dec 2003	238,271	227,511	10,760	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	239,280	227,561	11,719	4.90%	49
Feb 2004	239,974	228,738	11,236	4.68%	47
Mar 2004	240,367	229,322	11,045	4.60%	46
Apr 2004	238,893	228,593	10,300	4.31%	43
May 2004	240,353	229,625	10,728	4.46%	45
Jun 2004	243,305	231,366	11,939	4.91%	49
Jul 2004	245,779	234,421	11,358	4.62%	46
Aug 2004	242,808	232,279	10,529	4.34%	43
Sep 2004	241,666	232,692	8,974	3.71%	37
Oct 2004	241,130	231,382	9,748	4.04%	40
Nov 2004	242,566	232,035	10,531	4.34%	43
Dec 2004	241,281	231,278	10,003	4.15%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	240,344	229,684	10,660	4.44%	44
Feb 2005	242,232	231,012	11,220	4.63%	46
Mar 2005	243,171	232,910	10,261	4.22%	42
Apr 2005	242,924	232,872	10,052	4.14%	41
May 2005	243,847	233,402	10,445	4.28%	43
Jun 2005	246,314	234,629	11,685	4.74%	47
Jul 2005	250,014	238,024	11,990	4.80%	48
Aug 2005	248,621	237,614	11,007	4.43%	44
Sep 2005	248,780	238,858	9,922	3.99%	40
Oct 2005	248,081	237,917	10,164	4.10%	41
Nov 2005	248,573	238,071	10,502	4.22%	42
Dec 2005	248,648	239,167	9,481	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	247,743	238,144	9,599	3.87%	39
Feb 2006	249,417	239,030	10,387	4.16%	42
Mar 2006	250,175	240,811	9,364	3.74%	37
Apr 2006	250,112	241,100	9,012	3.60%	36
May 2006	252,327	242,497	9,830	3.90%	39
Jun 2006	254,881	244,186	10,695	4.20%	42
Jul 2006	257,852	246,647	11,205	4.35%	43
Aug 2006	256,781	246,311	10,470	4.08%	41
Sep 2006	255,557	246,161	9,396	3.68%	37
Oct 2006	256,971	247,393	9,578	3.73%	37
Nov 2006	258,456	248,333	10,123	3.92%	39
Dec 2006	258,369	249,088	9,281	3.59%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	251,137	241,076	10,061	4.01%	40
Feb 2007	252,817	242,758	10,059	3.98%	40
Mar 2007	253,453	244,326	9,127	3.60%	36
Apr 2007	251,948	242,924	9,024	3.58%	36
May 2007	252,476	242,983	9,493	3.76%	38
Jun 2007	256,077	245,418	10,659	4.16%	42
Jul 2007	257,728	246,899	10,829	4.20%	42
Aug 2007	255,620	245,701	9,919	3.88%	39
Sep 2007	256,415	247,116	9,299	3.63%	36
Oct 2007	255,305	245,932	9,373	3.67%	37
Nov 2007	255,438	245,964	9,474	3.71%	37
Dec 2007	254,592	245,147	9,445	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	254,137	243,606	10,531	4.14%	41
Feb 2008	254,882	243,856	11,026	4.33%	43
Mar 2008	255,274	244,534	10,740	4.21%	42
Apr 2008	256,073	245,659	10,414	4.07%	41
May 2008	255,793	243,648	12,145	4.75%	47
Jun 2008	258,116	244,765	13,351	5.17%	52
Jul 2008	263,439	248,383	15,056	5.72%	57
Aug 2008	257,233	243,269	13,964	5.43%	54
Sep 2008	256,550	243,135	13,415	5.23%	52
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Durham Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	28,266	12.64%
2.	Educational Services	26,256	11.74%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	18,392	8.22%
4.	Health Care	17,760	7.94%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	12,756	5.70%
6.	Public Administration	8,708	3.89%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	8,454	3.78%
8.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	8,262	3.69%
9.	Finance and Insurance	5,222	2.34%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	4,856	2.17%
11.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	4,508	2.02%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,444	1.99%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,560	1.59%
14.	Chemical Manufacturing	3,494	1.56%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	3,128	1.40%
16.	Truck Transportation	3,076	1.38%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,000	1.34%
18.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	2,956	1.32%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,794	1.25%
20.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,560	1.14%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	42,716	19.97%
2.	Educational Services	41,164	19.25%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	16,370	7.65%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	11,960	5.59%
5.	Finance and Insurance	9,904	4.63%
6.	Social Assistance	8,030	3.75%
7.	Public Administration	7,934	3.71%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,178	2.42%
9.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	4,726	2.21%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,816	1.78%
11.	Chemical Manufacturing	3,558	1.66%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,472	1.62%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,464	1.62%
14.	Department and Other General Stores	3,408	1.59%
15.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	3,346	1.56%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,198	1.50%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	3,130	1.46%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,076	1.44%
19.	Construction	2,616	1.22%
20.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	2,460	1.15%

Durham Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer Specialists	11,818	5.28%
2.	Other Management Occupations	11,060	4.95%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	8,818	3.94%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	8,746	3.91%
5.	Postsecondary Teachers	8,296	3.71%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	7,676	3.43%
7.	Other Production Occupations	7,270	3.25%
8.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	7,092	3.17%
9.	Life and Physical Scientists	6,022	2.69%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,310	2.37%
11.	Physicians and Surgeons	5,252	2.35%
12.	Construction Laborers	5,048	2.26%
13.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,738	2.12%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	4,714	2.11%
15.	Carpenters	4,592	2.05%
16.	Other Construction Trades	4,566	2.04%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,420	1.98%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,366	1.95%
19.	Vehicle Mechanics	4,332	1.94%
20.	Engineers	4,302	1.92%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	13,450	6.29%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	10,912	5.10%
3.	Other Management Occupations	10,706	5.01%
4.	Registered Nurses	10,192	4.77%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	9,376	4.38%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	7,296	3.41%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	6,878	3.22%
8.	Computer Specialists	6,078	2.84%
9.	Postsecondary Teachers	6,014	2.81%
10.	Business Operations Specialists	5,974	2.79%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	5,880	2.75%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,318	2.49%
13.	Cashiers	5,224	2.44%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,204	2.43%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	4,970	2.32%
16.	Other Production Occupations	4,836	2.26%
17.	Life and Physical Scientists	4,574	2.14%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	4,514	2.11%
19.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,466	2.09%
20.	Child Care Workers	4,122	1.93%

Durham Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	405,750	59.12%
15-35 hours	83,257	12.13%
1-14 hours	26,051	3.80%
No regular hours	171,208	24.95%

Durham Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	7,847	1.89%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,139	1.48%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	12,335	2.96%
6 AM-6:29 AM	28,786	6.92%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	42,697	10.26%
7 AM-7:29 AM	67,817	16.30%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	74,767	17.97%
8 AM-8:29 AM	55,724	13.39%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	28,101	6.75%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	25,962	6.24%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	10,397	2.50%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	4,048	0.97%
Noon-3:59 PM	25,496	6.13%
4 PM-11:59 PM	25,974	6.24%

Durham Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	10,082	2.42%
5-9	40,601	9.76%
10-14	68,884	16.56%
15-19	81,352	19.55%
20-24	67,650	16.26%
25-29	25,459	6.12%
30-34	56,436	13.56%
35-39	11,011	2.65%
40-44	11,341	2.73%
45-59	26,010	6.25%
60-89	11,646	2.80%
At least 90	5,618	1.35%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	6,876	1.65%	287,152	69.01%
30-44	2,696	0.65%	76,092	18.29%
45-59	1,062	0.26%	24,948	6.00%
At least 60	1,424	0.34%	15,840	3.81%

Durham Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	3,150	0.73%
Car / truck / van, carpool	63,620	14.76%
Car / truck / van, solo	318,943	74.02%
Motorcycle	502	0.12%
Other	2,325	0.54%
Public transportation	12,058	2.80%
Walked	15,492	3.60%
Worked at home	14,804	3.44%

Durham Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durham Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 337,504 (811,468 people)
: 210,426 (624,666 people)
: 88,086
: 376,705
Durham Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	36,543	10.78%
$10,000-$14,999	18,414	5.43%
$15,000-$19,999	20,037	5.91%
$20,000-$24,999	22,056	6.50%
$25,000-$29,999	21,496	6.34%
$30,000-$34,999	21,244	6.26%
$35,000-$39,999	19,370	5.71%
$40,000-$44,999	18,387	5.42%
$45,000-$49,999	16,281	4.80%
$50,000-$59,999	30,920	9.12%
$60,000-$74,999	35,266	10.40%
$75,000-$99,999	34,154	10.07%
$100,000-$124,999	18,059	5.33%
$125,000-$149,999	9,630	2.84%
$150,000-$199,999	8,643	2.55%
$200,000 or more	8,610	2.54%

Durham Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	47,828	28.35%
Family, 2 people	45,951	27.24%
Nonfamily, 2 people	12,972	7.69%
Family, 3 people	26,234	15.55%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,257	1.34%
Family, 4 people	19,981	11.84%
Nonfamily, 4 people	877	0.52%
Family, 5 people	7,662	4.54%
Nonfamily, 5 people	333	0.20%
Family, 6 people	2,637	1.56%
Nonfamily, 6 people	182	0.11%
Family, 7 or more people	1,676	0.99%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	114	0.07%

Durham Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	285,993	31.73%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	121,591	13.49%
Public Assistance	7,694	0.85%
Retirement	49,694	5.51%
Self Employment	42,880	4.76%
Social Security	69,421	7.70%
Supplemental Security	10,627	1.18%
Wage / Salary	277,727	30.81%
Other	35,714	3.96%

Durham Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	86,586	55.25%
With children under 18	70,123	44.75%

Durham Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	23,523	7.15%
Married	180,785	54.97%
Never Married	117,004	35.58%
Widowed	7,546	2.29%

Durham Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	36,213	9.87%
Married	178,583	48.70%
Never Married	118,447	32.30%
Widowed	33,490	9.13%

Durham Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durham Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Durham Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	42,393	6.35%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	76,166	11.42%
High school diploma or equivalent	137,061	20.54%
Some college, no degree	147,155	22.06%
Associate degree	34,661	5.20%
Bachelors degree	131,100	19.65%
Graduate or professional degree	98,592	14.78%

Durham Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	6,224	1.46%	8,183	1.92%	14,407	3.38%
Kindergarten	9,415	2.21%	1,616	0.38%	11,031	2.59%
Grades 1-4	39,321	9.22%	5,685	1.33%	45,006	10.55%
Grades 5-8	38,663	9.07%	4,561	1.07%	43,224	10.13%
Grades 9-12	35,508	8.33%	3,462	0.81%	38,970	9.14%
Undergrad college	57,061	13.38%	16,081	3.77%	73,142	17.15%
Graduate or professional school	18,969	4.45%	9,897	2.32%	28,866	6.77%
Total	205,161	48.10%	49,485	11.60%	254,646	59.71%

Durham Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durham Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Durham Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	1,088	985
2004	1,111	933

Durham Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durham Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Durham Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	709,469	86.99%
Below Poverty Level	106,073	13.01%

Durham Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durham Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,041
Durham Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2003	2.650	0.258	0.056	2.510	5.473	13.543	35.839	3.421	52.803
2004	2.514	0.306	0.095	2.272	5.187	12.585	32.284	3.005	47.874
2005	2.799	0.277	0.105	1.796	4.977	11.554	30.387	2.982	44.923

Durham Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durham Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Durham Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	53,819	12.62%
10-19 Years	58,293	13.67%
20-29 Years	80,070	18.77%
30-39 Years	68,245	16.00%
40-49 Years	63,675	14.93%
50-59 Years	44,684	10.48%
60-69 Years	25,711	6.03%
70-79 Years	20,318	4.76%
80-89 Years	9,863	2.31%
90+ Years	1,815	0.43%

Durham Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	205,124	48.10%
Female	221,369	51.90%

Durham Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	256,626	60.17%
African-American	122,064	28.62%
Hispanic/Latino	27,801	6.52%
Asian	12,490	2.93%
Multiracial	5,418	1.27%
Amerindian	1,292	0.30%
Other Race	702	0.16%
Pacific Islander	100	0.02%

Durham Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	English	92,826	18.27%
2.	German	77,982	15.35%
3.	United States Or American	71,922	14.15%
4.	Irish	64,786	12.75%
5.	Scotch Irish	25,088	4.94%
6.	Scottish	23,069	4.54%
7.	Italian	21,757	4.28%
8.	French Non-Basque	14,790	2.91%
9.	Polish	13,085	2.58%
10.	European	12,190	2.40%

Durham Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	707,011	87.95%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	56,301	7.00%
3.	Chinese	6,034	0.75%
4.	French	5,600	0.70%
5.	German	3,827	0.48%
6.	African	2,456	0.31%
7.	Korean	2,372	0.30%
8.	Japanese	1,930	0.24%
9.	Other Asian	1,914	0.24%
10.	Arabic	1,835	0.23%

Durham Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	777,557	90.72%
Naturalized immigrant	16,115	1.88%
Not a citizen	63,414	7.40%

Durham Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durham Metro Area 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 Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Chatham County	Orange County
Durham County	Person County

Durham Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Albright	Durham	Moncure
Allensville	Efland	Morrisville
Bahama	Eno	Mount Tirzah
Baldwin	Fearrington	New Hope
Bear Creek	Flat River	Oak Grove
Bennett	Goldston	Oakland
Bingham	Gorman	Olive Hill
Bonlee	Gulf	Pittsboro
Bushy Fork	Hadley	Raleigh
Bynum	Haw River	Research Triangle Park
Cape Fear	Hickory Mountain	Rougemont
Carr	Hillsborough	Roxboro
Carrboro	Holloway	Semora
Cary	Hurdle Mills	Siler City
Cedar Grove	Lebanon	Timberlake
Center	Little River	Triangle
Chapel Hill	Mangum	Williams
Cheeks	Matthews	Woodsdale
Cunningham	Mebane

Durham County (223,314)	Chatham County (49,329)
Orange County (118,227)	Person County (35,623)

Durham (187,930)	Allensville (2,706)	Mebane
Chapel Hill (64,386)	Albright (2,553)	Raleigh
Carrboro (16,782)	Bushy Fork (2,431)	New Hope
Roxboro (15,283)	Olive Hill (2,357)	Cape Fear
Hillsborough (11,639)	Pittsboro (2,226)	Bahama
Williams (11,469)	Hickory Mountain (1,928)	Moncure
Lebanon (10,991)	Holloway (1,919)	Matthews
Oak Grove (10,442)	Cunningham (1,790)	Center
Siler City (6,966)	Carr (1,776)	Haw River
Cheeks (6,389)	Hadley (1,460)	Bynum
Bingham (6,181)	Woodsdale (1,345)	Bonlee
Baldwin (6,133)	Oakland (1,067)	Bennett
Eno (6,076)	Gorman (1,002)	Cedar Grove
Mangum (5,118)	Fearrington (903)	Rougemont
Flat River (4,857)	Goldston (319)	Research Triangle Park
Triangle (4,177)	Little River	Morrisville
Bear Creek (3,419)	Hurdle Mills	Cary
Mount Tirzah (2,935)	Timberlake	Efland
Gulf (2,913)	Semora