Durham, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

30%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Durham	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$36,136	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$61,962	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$92,854	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,070	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,760	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$34,949	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Durham is 21% higher than the national average
The median household income in Durham is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Durham is 30% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Durham is 6% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,303 $61,962 $123,924

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Durham median earnings by income bracket

Durham employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	8.8%	8.8%
Financial & insurance services	4.2%	4.2%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	12.0%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.5%	4.5%
Education, health & social services	21.6%	21.6%
Other	31.5%	31.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cary, NC	169,177	$107,463	94.3%
Efland, NC	804	$105,625	90.9%
Morrisville, NC	27,582	$100,495	81.7%
Fearrington Village, NC	2,692	$82,708	49.5%
Creedmoor, NC	4,539	$78,119	41.2%
Durham, NC	276,341	$61,962	12.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Toledo, OH	275,116	$39,155	29.2%
Irvine, CA	272,694	$108,318	95.8%
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	n/a
Newark, NJ	281,917	$37,476	32.3%
Chula Vista, CA	268,779	$86,132	55.7%
Durham, NC	276,341	$61,962	12.0%

Source: The Durham, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).