Durham Population 2024

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region. Durham population in 2024 is estimated to be 295,532, covering city area of 112.64 sq mi (291.74 sq km), Durham is home to many institutions of higher education, most popular one is Duke University and North Carolina Central University. Durham is located about 10 miles of Chapel Hill, 20.78 miles of Raleigh, 50 miles of Greensboro, 121 miles of Charlotte in North Carolina State.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Durham population by year:

Metropolitan

Durham Metropolitan is the part of Durham-ChapelHill, Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of 644,367 in 2020. Durham-ChapelHill, MSA is the part of Raleigh-Durham-Cary, Combined Statistical Area.

Durham Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Durham population is 279,447, out of these 133,617 are male, 145,830 are female, The sex ratio of Durham is 92. The median age of the Durham population is 34.5, Durham population by age are, under 18 years is 57,578, 16 years and over is 225,769, 18 years and over is 221,869, 21 years and over is 209,436, 65 years and over is 44,748. 47.8% are male, 52.2% are female, Population of Durham by age percentwise is, 20.6% are under 18 years old, 80.8% are 16 years and over, 79.4% are 18 years and over, 74.9% are 21 years and over, 12.5% are 65 years and over. There are total 124,001 housing units, The voting population of Durham are 198,230, out of these 90,563 are male voters, 107,667 are female voters, 45.7% are male, 54.3% are female. Durham population in 2023 is estimated to be 295,164, population in 2022 is estimated to be 292,697, and in 2021 is estimated to be 285,440.

Durham Population by Race

White Population

White population in Durham, North Carolina are 140,809, percentage wise 50.4 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Durham, North Carolina are 105,393, percentage wise 37.7 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Durham, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Carribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Durham are 13,990, percentage wise 5.0 percent are asians, out of these 4,091 are Asian Indians, 3,088 are Chinese, 1,921 are Filipinos, 286 are Japanese, 2,539 are Korean, 1,052 are Vietnamese and 1,013 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Durham, North Carolina are 36,496. Percentage wise 13.1 percent are hispanics, out of these 12,125 are Mexican people, 2,167 are Puerto Ricans, 950 are Cubans, and 21,254 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Durham native population is 233,683, out of these 125,736 born in the North Carolina state and 104,462 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 45,764, out of these 18,757 are Naturalised US citizen, 2,057 are in Europe, 7,719 in Asia, 3,582 in Africa, 4,244 in Latin America and 862 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Durham are 27,007, out of these 1,618 are from Europe, 5,510 are from Asia, 2,959 from Africa, 16,579 are from Latin America and 341 are from Northern America.