Durham, NC, Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	80,872	100.0
1-unit, detached	42,058	52.0
1-unit, attached	4,842	6.0
2 units	4,601	5.7
3 or 4 units	5,293	6.5
5 to 9 units	7,937	9.8
10 to 19 units	8,139	10.1
20 or more units	7,597	9.4
Mobile home	399	0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.	6	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	3,388	4.2
1995 to 1998	8,648	10.7
1990 to 1994	8,097	10.0
1980 to 1989	16,536	20.4
1970 to 1979	13,453	16.6
1960 to 1969	11,274	13.9
1940 to 1959	14,054	17.4
1939 or earlier	5,422	6.7

ROOMS
1 room	1,313	1.6
2 rooms	4,892	6.0
3 rooms	10,462	12.9
4 rooms	16,908	20.9
5 rooms	17,280	21.4
6 rooms	12,955	16.0
7 rooms	7,414	9.2
8 rooms	5,186	6.4
9 or more rooms	4,462	5.5
Median (rooms)	4.9	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	75,021	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	22,079	29.4
1995 to 1998	24,964	33.3
1990 to 1994	10,749	14.3
1980 to 1989	7,820	10.4
1970 to 1979	4,302	5.7
1969 or earlier	5,107	6.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	8,036	10.7
1	30,196	40.3
2	27,128	36.2
3 or more	9,661	12.9

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	31,942	42.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,630	2.2
Electricity	37,880	50.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	3,083	4.1
Coal or coke	6	0.0
Wood	185	0.2
Solar energy	42	0.1
Other fuel	111	0.1
No fuel used	142	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	373	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	447	0.6
No telephone service	1,657	2.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	75,021	100.0
1.00 or less	70,690	94.2
1.01 to 1.50	2,518	3.4
1.51 or more	1,813	2.4

Specified owner-occupied units	34,204	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,167	3.4
$50,000 to $99,999	9,648	28.2
$100,000 to $149,999	11,787	34.5
$150,000 to $199,999	6,546	19.1
$200,000 to $299,999	3,528	10.3
$300,000 to $499,999	1,116	3.3
$500,000 to $999,999	347	1.0
$1,000,000 or more	65	0.2
Median (dollars)	126,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	27,200	79.5
Less than $300	76	0.2
$300 to $499	747	2.2
$500 to $699	2,356	6.9
$700 to $999	7,418	21.7
$1,000 to $1,499	10,770	31.5
$1,500 to $1,999	3,633	10.6
$2,000 or more	2,200	6.4
Median (dollars)	1,116	(X)
Not mortgaged	7,004	20.5
Median (dollars)	323	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	10,920	31.9
15 to 19 percent	6,285	18.4
20 to 24 percent	5,583	16.3
25 to 29 percent	3,434	10.0
30 to 34 percent	2,087	6.1
35 percent or more	5,646	16.5
Not computed	249	0.7

Specified renter-occupied units	38,182	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	2,063	5.4
$200 to $299	1,078	2.8
$300 to $499	5,917	15.5
$500 to $749	15,256	40.0
$750 to $999	9,519	24.9
$1,000 to $1,499	2,952	7.7
$1,500 or more	524	1.4
No cash rent	873	2.3
Median (dollars)	657	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	6,321	16.6
15 to 19 percent	5,377	14.1
20 to 24 percent	5,539	14.5
25 to 29 percent	3,990	10.4
30 to 34 percent	2,946	7.7
35 percent or more	11,670	30.6
Not computed	2,339	6.1

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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