Durham, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Durham	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$53,241	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$92,427	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$140,222	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,174	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,586	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,838	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Durham is 19% higher than the national average
The median household income in Durham is 14% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Durham is 31% 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

$61,611 $92,427 $184,854

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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	173,346	$163,086	100.5%
Efland, NC	823	$159,918	96.6%
Morrisville, NC	28,305	$148,685	82.8%
Fearrington Village, NC	2,787	$120,994	48.8%
Creedmoor, NC	4,714	$117,698	44.7%
Durham, NC	285,434	$92,427	13.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Toledo, OH	281,644	$59,402	27.0%
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	n/a
Irvine, CA	280,132	$161,134	98.1%
Newark, NJ	290,764	$55,278	32.0%
Gatineau, QC	293,695	n/a
Durham, NC	285,434	$92,427	13.6%

Source: The Durham, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.