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Durham Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Durham Area is $30,945, which is higher than the state average of $25,608 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Durham Area median household income is $52,925. On average Durham Area residents spend 22.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #66

Durham Area	30,945 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Durham Area	30,487 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Durham Area	32,397 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Durham Area	27,787 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #167

Durham Area	52,925 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Durham Area	77,004 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Durham Area	5.63%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Durham Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Durham Area		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.03%	$17,294, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.52%	$18,399, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.85%	$3,299, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.95%	$25,985, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Durham Area	69,120 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Durham Area	94,262 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Durham Area	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$61,526, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$36,863, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,919, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$67,702, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,574, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$60,673, see rank	$49,278	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,532, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,516, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Durham Area	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$20,725, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,461, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,052, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$44,658, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Durham Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	423,279, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	200,402, 47.35%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	138,622, 69.17%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	261, 0.13%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	138,361, 69.04%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	126,150, 91.17%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,211, 8.83%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	61,780, 30.83%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	222,877, 52.65%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	137,993, 61.91%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	51, 0.02%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	137,942, 61.89%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	126,799, 91.92%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,143, 8.08%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	84,884, 38.09%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Durham Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	247,205, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	183,305, 74.15%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26,100, 10.56%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10,385, 4.20%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	7,999, 3.24%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	6,185, 2.50%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13,231, 5.35%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Durham Area	22.9 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Durham Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	252,949	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	126,150, 49.87%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	57,100, 45.26%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	18,641, 14.78%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17,533, 13.90%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	584, 0.46%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12,654, 10.03%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14,153, 11.22%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	126,799, 50.13%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65,659, 51.78%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	24,031, 18.95%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	30,944, 24.40%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	257, 0.20%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	263, 0.21%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,427, 4.28%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Durham Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	252,949, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,072, 0.82%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	15,987, 6.32%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	19,062, 7.54%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,546, 1.80%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	21,655, 8.56%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7,333, 2.90%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	4,996, 1.98%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12,842, 5.08%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	33,662, 13.31%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	87,839, 34.73%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	22,214, 8.78%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	8,765, 3.47%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11,976, 4.73%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Durham Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	87,313	17.43%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	14,544	11.42%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.