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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Durham Public Schools is $29,801, which is higher than the state average of $25,608 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Durham Public Schools median household income is $52,038. On average Durham Public Schools residents spend 21.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #7

Durham Public Schools	29,801 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 Public Schools	31,396 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 Public Schools	32,030 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 Public Schools	30,795 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, #12

Durham Public Schools	52,038 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Durham Public Schools	72,793 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Durham Public Schools	4.23%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Durham Public Schools 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 Public Schools		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.12%	$18,030, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.16%	$17,732, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.45%	$2,746, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.29%	$25,071, 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 Public Schools	67,131 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Durham Public Schools	87,456 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 Public Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$63,859, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$38,295, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,623, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$62,619, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$46,563, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$61,154, see rank	$49,278	$53,370
One Race, Other	$40,506, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,000, 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 Public Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$21,243, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,060, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,658, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$43,424, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Durham Public Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	225,583, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	106,613, 47.26%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	74,860, 70.22%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	138, 0.13%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	74,722, 70.09%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	68,387, 91.52%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,335, 8.48%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	31,753, 29.78%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	118,970, 52.74%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	77,222, 64.91%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	44, 0.04%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	77,178, 64.87%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	71,256, 92.33%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,922, 7.67%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	41,748, 35.09%, 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 Public Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	136,578, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	103,219, 75.58%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,503, 11.35%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5,198, 3.81%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	3,834, 2.81%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	2,777, 2.03%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6,047, 4.43%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Durham Public Schools	21.4 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 Public Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	139,643	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	68,387, 48.97%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31,059, 45.42%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	10,424, 15.24%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,028, 14.66%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	208, 0.30%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,231, 10.57%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,257, 10.61%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	71,256, 51.03%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38,008, 53.34%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	13,376, 18.77%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,955, 23.79%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	95, 0.13%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	167, 0.23%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,515, 3.53%, 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 Public Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	139,643, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	587, 0.42%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	8,142, 5.83%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9,009, 6.45%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,430, 1.74%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	11,024, 7.89%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,986, 2.85%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	3,089, 2.21%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,224, 5.17%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20,242, 14.50%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	50,141, 35.91%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11,851, 8.49%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,170, 3.70%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6,748, 4.83%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Durham Public Schools	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	48,820	18.09%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	8,424	12.55%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

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