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County:

Durham County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37063

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

27

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

90,212

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Other

27

% Water:

2.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

132,681

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

152,235

14.7%

8.3%

6.4%

1990:

181,835

19.4%

12.6%

6.8%

2000:

223,314

22.8%

14.6%

8.3%

2005:

242,582

8.6%

3.3%

5.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

107,371

48.1%

0-to-19:

58,773

26.3%

Black:

87,516

39.2%

20-to-39:

81,837

36.6%

Hispanic:

17,039

7.6%

40-to-59:

54,405

24.4%

American Indian:

531

0.2%

60-plus:

28,299

12.7%

Other:

10,857

4.9%

Median Age:

32.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

768.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

40.1%

Median Family Income:

$53,223

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.8%

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