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Durham Public Schools

Durham Public Schools is a unified school district in North Carolina with a community population of 332,353. The median household income is $82,316 and the median age is 36.1.

332,353

Population

1156

People / sq mi

$82,316

Median Income

36.1

Median Age

Durham Public Schools covers 288 sq mi of land at 1155.8 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White43.4%
Black or African American0.1%
Asian30.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$82,316

Median Household Income

$49,447

Per Capita Income

7.6%

Poverty Rate

2.6%

Unemployment

Housing

$389,400

Median Home Value

$1,508

Median Rent

55.5%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

91.5%

High School+

55.2%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Durham Public Schools serves a community with a population of 332,353 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in North Carolina.

The median household income in Durham Public Schools is $82,316, with a per capita income of $49,447. The poverty rate is 7.6%.

Durham Public Schools is 43.4% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 30.4% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Durham Public Schools, 91.5% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 55.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Durham Public Schools is $389,400, with a median rent of $1,508. The homeownership rate is 55.5%.

Data for Durham Public Schools from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 3701260).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.