Durham, NC Profile

Durham, NC, population 229,171, is located in North Carolina's Durham county, about 21.2 miles from Raleigh and 50.3 miles from Greensboro.

Through the 90's Durham's population has grown by about 37%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Durham has grown by about 10%. Since 2005 Durham's population has grown by about 11%.

Durham's property crime levels tend to be higher than North Carolina's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Durham tend to be much higher than North Carolina's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	46%
	African American	44%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	6%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	187,897	N/A
2001	192,397	2.39%
2002	196,432	2.10%
2003	198,695	1.15%
2004	201,871	1.60%
2005	205,613	1.85%
2006	210,798	2.52%
2007	216,943	2.92%
2008	223,328	2.94%
2009	229,171	2.62%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$41,160

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	975
2002	936
2003	840
2004	775
2005	720
2006	937
2007	N/A
2008	818
2009	699
2010	690

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	28	77	980	769
2002	30	75	942	763
2003	22	76	883	682
2004	30	91	814	626
2005	35	89	627	726
2006	13	98	977	869
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	24	75	886	830
2009	21	63	710	797
2010	23	60	659	872

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,980
2002	6,544
2003	6,881
2004	6,071
2005	5,869
2006	5,679
2007	N/A
2008	5,392
2009	5,171
2010	4,858

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	3,457	8,723	1,098
2002	3,088	8,483	1,080
2003	3,528	9,027	1,066
2004	3,249	8,040	946
2005	3,157	7,944	936
2006	3098	7617	1151
2007	-	-	-
2008	3490	7584	884
2009	3643	7366	754
2010	3652	6987	718