Durham, NH

Census Place

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2021 Population

11,616

3.33% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJeanne Shaheen

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AMaggie Hassan

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

0.498% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

24.4%

1.74% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$70,938

14.7% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$396,200

6.19% 1-year growth

2021 Employed Population

5,975

12.3% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Durham, NH had a population of 11.6k people with a median age of 20 and a median household income of $70,938. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Durham, NH declined from 12,016 to 11,616, a −3.33% decrease and its median household income grew from $61,845 to $70,938, a 14.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Durham, NH are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.22%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.11%), White (Hispanic) (1.89%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.31%).

None of the households in Durham, NH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.9% of the residents in Durham, NH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Durham, NH are University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (4,347 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Durham, NH was $396,200, and the homeownership rate was 50.2%.

Most people in Durham, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Durham, NH was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: Durham station is a passenger rail station served by Amtrak's Downeaster line. The historic depot, which now houses the UNH Dairy Bar, is situated just west of downtown Durham on the campus of the University of New Hampshire.

Photo by Adam Moss

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Population & Diversity

Durham, NH is home to a population of 11.6k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2021, 5.41% of Durham, NH residents were born outside of the country (629 people).

In 2021, there were 21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.3k people) in Durham, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 490 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 361 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2021 Citizenship

96.4%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.9% of Durham, NH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Durham, NH was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Durham, NH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Durham, NH

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.3k ± 548
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
490 ± 162
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
361 ± 94.5

3.44%

Hispanic Population

400 people

3.44% of the people in Durham, NH are hispanic (400 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Durham, NH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Hampshire.

Most Common Origin

Canada
8,888 ± 2,307 people
India
7,653 ± 2,142 people
Dominican Republic
5,122 ± 1,754 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Hampshire was Canada, the natal country of 8,888 New Hampshire residents, followed by India with 7,653 and Dominican Republic with 5,122.

Foreign-Born Population

5.41%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

629 people

5.78%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

694 people

As of 2021, 5.41% of Durham, NH residents (629 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Durham, NH was 5.78%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Durham, NH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
88 ± 52
Korea
15 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
3 ± 20

Durham, NH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.87 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Durham, NH employs 5.98k people. The largest industries in Durham, NH are Educational Services (1,509 people), Retail Trade (998 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (947 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($73,906), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,568), and Manufacturing ($62,083).

Males in New Hampshire have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $60,817. The income inequality in New Hampshire (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.98k

2021 Value

± 483

−12.3%

1 Year decline

± 13%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Durham, NH declined at a rate of −12.3%, from 6.81k employees to 5.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Durham, NH, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,074 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (850 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (798 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Durham, NH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Hampshire (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.98k

2021 Value

± 483

−12.3%

1 Year decline

± 13%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Durham, NH declined at a rate of −12.3%, from 6.81k employees to 5.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Durham, NH, are Educational Services (1,509 people), Retail Trade (998 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (947 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Durham, NH, though some of these residents may live in Durham, NH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$7,315

Median earning men ± $758

$6,638

Median earning women ± $715

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,214), Manufacturing ($61,979), and Wholesale Trade ($16,708).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($238,262), Manufacturing ($102,625), and Public Administration ($46,120).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Year-over-year N/A

Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Hampshire.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from New Hampshire to other states, or from other states to New Hampshire.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$10.4B
Mixed freight
$7.32B
Machinery
$5.01B

In 2020, the top outbound New Hampshire product (by dollars) was Electronics with $10.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($7.32B) and Machinery ($5.01B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound New Hampshire products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for New Hampshire.

$56.7B

2020 Value in New Hampshire

$105B

Projected 2050 Value in New Hampshire

84.6% growth

In 2020, total outbound New Hampshire trade was $56.7B. This is expected to increase 84.6% to $105B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound New Hampshire trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from New Hampshire to other states, or from other states to New Hampshire.

Most Common Trade Partners

Massachusetts
$7.88B
New York
$3.86B
Maine
$3.31B

In 2020, the top outbound New Hampshire domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Massachusetts with $7.88B, followed by New York with $3.86B and Maine and $3.31B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that New Hampshire shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are the senators currently representing the state of New Hampshire. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Hampshire is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Hampshire

N/AJeanne Shaheen

Senator from New Hampshire

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

N/AMaggie Hassan

Senator from New Hampshire

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are the senators currently representing New Hampshire.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Hampshire over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Hampshire

New Hampshire is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Hampshire have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Durham, NH awarded 4,347 degrees. The student population of Durham, NH in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 6,016 male students and 7,985 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Durham, NH are White (3,587 and 87.4%), followed by Unknown (171 and 4.17%), Asian (107 and 2.61%), and Hispanic or Latino (105 and 2.56%).

The largest universities in Durham, NH by number of degrees awarded are University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (4,347 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Durham, NH are General Business Administration & Management (779 and 17.9%), General Psychology (196 and 4.51%), and General Biomedical Sciences (150 and 3.45%).

The median tuition cost in Durham, NH for a public four year colleges is $15,520 for in-state students and $33,760 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2021 in Durham, NH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 14,001 (43% men and 57% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 14,001 students enrolled in Durham, NH, 43% men and 57% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 11,502 records, of which 58.2% were women and 41.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
779 degree-majors awarded
General Psychology
189 degree-majors awarded
General Biomedical Sciences
150 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Durham, NH was General Business Administration & Management with 779 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Durham, NH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

4,347 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of New Hampshire-Main Campus with 4,347 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 1,801 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Durham, NH, which is 0.707 times less than the 2,546 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,587 degrees mean that there were 21 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 171 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($15,520) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,442) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.

Measure

In 2021, 0.53% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.535% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (313k), Bachelors Degree (248k), and Some college (224k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Durham, NH was $396,200 in 2021, which is 1.62 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $373,100 to $396,200, a 6.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Durham, NH is 50.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Durham, NH have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Durham, NH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Durham, NH is $70,938. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Durham, NH was Census Tract 802.02 with a value of $72,392, followed by Census Tract 802.03 and Census Tract 802.04, with respective values of $52,000 and $40,474.

Housing

Property

$396,200

Median Property Value 2021

±$31,166

$722

Median Property Taxes

±$144

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Durham, NH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Durham, NH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

50.2%

Homeownership

2021

70.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 50.2% of the housing units in Durham, NH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Durham, NH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 802.02
Census Tract 802.03
Census Tract 802.04

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Durham, NH was Census Tract 802.02 with a value of $72,392, followed by Census Tract 802.03 and Census Tract 802.04, with respective values of $52,000 and $40,474.

The following map shows all of the places in Durham, NH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,938

Median Household Income

± $22,387

1.44k

Number of Households

± 239

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.44k households in Durham, NH grew to $70,938 from the previous year's value of $61,845.

The following chart displays the households in Durham, NH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Durham, NH is from New Hampshire.

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

0.457

2020 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

In 2021, the income inequality in New Hampshire was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.19% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Hampshire was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Hampshire in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Hampshire across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (43%)
Walked (36.4%)
Worked At Home (10%)

In 2021, 43% of workers in Durham, NH drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (36.4%) and those who worked at home (10%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Durham, NH have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.92% of the workforce in Durham, NH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Durham, NH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Durham, NH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Durham, NH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Durham, NH (877 out of 3.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Durham, NH is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98.3% of the population of Durham, NH has health coverage, with 75.6% on employee plans, 2.61% on Medicaid, 3.53% on Medicare, 15.1% on non-group plans, and 1.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Strafford County, NH see 1574 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.757% decrease from the previous year (1586 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1385 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 360 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Strafford County, NH.

1,574 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Strafford County, NH

Primary care physicians in Strafford County, NH see an average of 1,574 patients per year. This represents a 0.757% decrease from the previous year (1,586 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Strafford County, NH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 62.4% between 18 and 34 years, 8.56% between 35 and 64 years, and 4.72% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.72%

Uninsured

75.6%

Employer Coverage

2.61%

Medicaid

3.53%

Medicare

15.1%

Non-Group

1.42%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Durham, NH declined by 5.98% from 1.83% to 1.72%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Durham, NH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.