Durham Neighborhood Compass
Durham Neighborhood Compass

Durham County

The Durham Neighborhood Compass is a primary community resource for information that is regularly-updated, serving meaningful data to the community openly.

Each year the Compass grows and learns along with its users, adding data sets with strong community resonance and longitudinal importance.

A quantitative project with qualitative values.

Demographics

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Population

Health

69.6

Average Age of Death

Economy

$60,958

Median Household Income

Housing

9 evictions

Evictions (Summary Ejectments)

Housing

50.8% renter households

Cost-Burdened Renters

Housing

$1,067

Cost of Rent

Civic Engagement

General Election Participation

Year County Average
2020 73.9%

Primary Election Participation

Year County Average
2020 40%

Demographics

Asian Population

Year County Average
2010 4.6%
2015 4.6%
2016 4.7%
2017 4.7%
2018 4.9%

Asian Population

County
201020122014201620180%1%2%3%4%5%

Black or African American Population

Year County Average
2010 37.5%
2015 37.1%
2016 37.2%
2017 36.9%
2018 36.5%

Black or African American Population

County
201020122014201620180%10%20%30%40%

Hispanic/Latino Population

Year County Average
2010 13.5%
2015 13.4%
2016 13.3%
2017 13.5%
2018 13.4%

Hispanic/Latino Population

County
201020122014201620180%5%10%15%

Indigenous Population

Year County Average
2010 1.14%
2011 1.32%
2016 0.95%
2019 0.98%

Indigenous Population

County
201020122014201620180%0.5%1%1.5%

Median Age

Year Years (County Average)
2010 33.2
2011 33.3
2012 33.4
2013 33.7
2014 34.1
2015 34.4
2016 34.6
2017 35
2018 35.2
2019 35.4

Median Age

County
years20102012201420162018010203040

People of Color

Year County Average
2010 57.9%
2011 57.3%
2012 57.7%
2013 57.9%
2014 57.9%
2015 57.9%
2016 58%
2017 57.9%
2018 57.8%
2019 57.5%

People of Color

County
201020122014201620180%10%20%30%40%50%60%

Race/Ethnic Diversity

Year County Average
2010 0.66
2015 0.66
2019 0.67

Race/Ethnic Diversity

County
2010201220142016201800.20.40.6

Retirement-Age Population

Year County Average
2010 8.2%
2015 9.2%
2016 9.6%
2017 11.6%
2018 12.1%
2019 12.6%

Retirement-Age Population

County
201020122014201620180%5%10%15%

White Population

Year County Average
2010 42.1%
2015 42.1%
2016 42%
2017 42.1%
2018 42.2%

White Population

County
201020122014201620180%10%20%30%40%50%

Youth Population

Year County Average
2010 24.4%
2015 23.5%
2016 23.4%
2017 21.7%
2018 21.4%
2019 21.1%

Youth Population

County
201020122014201620180%5%10%15%20%25%

Economy

Average Residential Building Permit Value

Year County Average
2012 $159,563
2013 $175,315
2014 $138,004
2015 $142,089
2016 $175,745
2017 $190,734
2018 $182,841
2019 $190,934
2020 $166,023

Average Residential Building Permit Value

County
20122014201620182020$0$50k$100k$150k$200k

Commercial Building Permit Values Per Sq Mile

Year Per sq mi (County Average)
2012 $953,750
2013 $1,557,984
2014 $1,129,288
2015 $1,064,761
2016 $1,619,938
2017 $1,842,854
2018 $2,155,236
2019 $2,369,274
2020 $5,017,096

Commercial Building Permit Values Per Sq Mile

County
per sq mi20122014201620182020$0$1m$2m$3m$4m$5m$6m

Commercial Certificates of Occupancy per Sq Mile

Year Certificates per sq mi (County Average)
2012 1.8
2013 1.8
2014 1.7
2015 2.2
2016 1.8
2017 1.5
2018 1.9
2019 1.7
2020 1.4

Commercial Certificates of Occupancy per Sq Mile

County
certificates per sq mi2012201420162018202000.511.522.5

Home Demolitions Per Sq Mile

Year Per sq mi (County Average)
2012 0.29
2013 0.21
2014 0.4
2015 0.34
2016 0.4
2017 0.47
2018 0.39
2019 0.53
2020 0.29

Home Demolitions Per Sq Mile

County
per sq mi2012201420162018202000.10.20.30.40.50.6

Median Homebuyer Income

Year County Average
2010 $53,948
2011 $54,890
2012 $58,771
2013 $59,595
2014 $61,442
2015 $63,256
2016 $65,086
2017 $69,810
2018 $74,363

Median Homebuyer Income

County
20102012201420162018$0$20k$40k$60k$80k

Median Household Income

Year County Average
2010 $49,894
2011 $50,078
2012 $50,997
2013 $51,853
2014 $52,038
2015 $52,503
2016 $54,093
2017 $56,393
2018 $58,190
2019 $60,958

Median Household Income

County
20102012201420162018$0$20k$40k$60k

Median Household Income (Black Households)

Year County Average
2010 $36,631
2011 $37,057
2012 $37,199
2013 $37,757
2014 $38,295
2015 $39,332
2016 $40,855
2017 $41,804
2018 $42,417
2019 $44,099

Median Household Income (Black Households)

County
20102012201420162018$0$10k$20k$30k$40k$50k

Median Household Income (Hispanic or Latino/a Households)

Year County Average
2010 $38,750
2011 $39,079
2012 $39,215
2013 $40,654
2014 $40,623
2015 $39,025
2016 $41,512
2017 $42,638
2018 $44,004
2019 $47,587

Median Household Income (Hispanic or Latino/a Households)

County
20102012201420162018$0$10k$20k$30k$40k$50k

Median Household Income (White Households)

Year County Average
2010 $65,561
2011 $65,726
2012 $67,146
2013 $67,994
2014 $68,790
2015 $68,413
2016 $70,494
2017 $73,745
2018 $76,962
2019 $80,409

Median Household Income (White Households)

County
20102012201420162018$0$20k$40k$60k$80k

Per Capita Income

Year County Average
2010 $27,334
2011 $27,915
2012 $28,051
2013 $28,155
2014 $28,555
2015 $28,930
2016 $29,829
2017 $31,177
2018 $32,621
2019 $35,398

Per Capita Income

County
20102012201420162018$0$10k$20k$30k$40k

Percent of Workers in Educational, Health Care and Social Assistance Services

Year County Average
2010 35.8%
2011 35.5%
2012 36.2%
2013 36.2%
2014 35.9%
2015 35.9%
2016 35.2%
2017 34.2%
2018 33.6%

Percent of Workers in Educational, Health Care and Social Assistance Services

County
201020122014201620180%10%20%30%40%

Percent of Workers in the Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, and Accommodation & Food Services

Year County Average
2019 9.5%

Percent of Workers in the Retail Trade Industry

Year County Average
2010 8.3%
2011 8.4%
2012 8.4%
2013 8.3%
2014 7.9%
2015 8.1%
2016 8.5%
2017 8.2%
2018 8.1%

Percent of Workers in the Retail Trade Industry

County
201020122014201620180%2%4%6%8%

Residential Building Permit Value Per Sq Mile

Year Per sq mi (County Average)
2012 $1,358,106
2013 $1,569,906
2014 $1,252,480
2015 $1,558,095
2016 $2,087,391
2017 $2,398,385
2018 $2,376,537
2019 $2,514,927
2020 $2,583,726

Residential Building Permit Value Per Sq Mile

County
per sq mi20122014201620182020$0$500k$1m$2m$2m$3m$3m

Residential Certificates of Occupancy per Sq Mile

Year Certificates per sq mi (County Average)
2012 6.9
2013 8
2014 7.8
2015 9.5
2016 10.8
2017 9.8
2018 11.8
2019 12.1
2020 12.3

Residential Certificates of Occupancy per Sq Mile

County
certificates per sq mi20122014201620182020051015

Supplemental Security Income

Year County Average
2010 2.8%
2011 3.3%
2012 3.5%
2013 3.7%
2014 3.9%
2015 4%
2016 4%
2017 4.1%
2018 4%
2019 3.9%

Supplemental Security Income

County
201020122014201620180%1%2%3%4%5%

Education

Child Care Centers per Square Mile

Year Centers per sq mi (County Average)
2013 1.2
2014 1.1
2015 1.1
2016 1.1
2017 1
2018 1
2019 0.9
2020 0.9
2021 0.9
2022 0.9

Child Care Centers per Square Mile

County
centers per sq mi2013201520172019202100.511.5

Child Care Centers with 4 or 5 Star Ratings

Year County Average
2013 61.5%
2014 62.4%
2015 64.3%
2016 64.3%
2017 64.3%
2018 69.1%
2019 68.8%
2020 69%
2021 68%
2022 68.5%

Child Care Centers with 4 or 5 Star Ratings

County
201320152017201920210%20%40%60%

Percent of Adults with a Bachelors Degree or More

Year County Average
1990 33.4%
2000 40.1%
2010 44.1%

Percent of Adults with a Bachelors Degree or More

County
199019921994199619982000200220042006200820100%10%20%30%40%50%

Environment

Automotive Code Violations

Year Violations per sq mi (County Average)
2012 4.3
2013 3
2014 2.8
2015 2.6
2016 3.8
2017 4.5
2018 5.5
2019 6.2
2020 3.2

Automotive Code Violations

County
violations per sq mi201220142016201820200246

Cool Oases (Summer Afternoon)

Year County Average
2021 23.1%

Cool Oases (Summer Evening)

Year County Average
2021 22.4%

Heat Islands (Summer Afternoon)

Year County Average
2021 14.3%

Heat Islands (Summer Evening)

Year County Average
2021 14.9%

Impervious Area

Year County Average
2001 7%
2006 7.7%
2011 8.4%
2016 8.7%
2019 11.4%

Impervious Area

County
20012003200520072009201120132015201720190%5%10%15%

Land Use Diversity

Year County Average
2001 0.79
2005 0.77
2010 0.76
2015 0.76
2020 0.78

Land Use Diversity

County
200120032005200720092011201320152017201900.20.40.60.8

Long Commute Times

Year County Average
2011 24.5%
2012 24.4%
2013 24.6%
2014 25.3%
2015 26.1%
2017 27.3%
2018 27.6%
2019 27.9%

Long Commute Times

County
201120132015201720190%5%10%15%20%25%30%

Single-Occupancy Commuters

Year County Average
2011 75.2%
2012 75.2%
2013 75.2%
2014 75.6%
2015 74.9%
2016 75.7%
2017 76.8%
2018 77%
2019 77.7%

Single-Occupancy Commuters

County
201120132015201720190%20%40%60%80%

Summer Afternoon Temperature

Year Fahrenheit (County Average)
2021 83.7°

Summer Evening Temperature

Year Fahrenheit (County Average)
2021 80.3°

Tree Coverage

Year County Average
2011 59.1%
2016 57.4%

Tree Coverage

County
2011201220132014201520160%10%20%30%40%50%60%

Unmaintained Property Violations per Sq Mile

Year Violations per sq mi (County Average)
2012 17.7
2013 21.2
2014 21.3
2015 22.2
2016 28.3
2017 23.2
2018 25.8
2019 21.6
2020 18.1

Unmaintained Property Violations per Sq Mile

County
violations per sq mi20122014201620182020051015202530

Health

Average Age of Death

Year Years (County Average)
2009 69.1
2014 69.6

Average Age of Death

County
years2009201020112012201320140204060

Chronic Kidney Disease (Adult Population)

Year County Average
2015 8.4%
2017 9.3%
2018 9.3%
2019 9.1%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Adult Population)

County
201520162017201820190%2%4%6%8%10%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Asian Population)

Year County Average
2015 3.1%
2017 3.7%
2018 3.9%
2019 3.6%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Asian Population)

County
201520162017201820190%1%2%3%4%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Black or African American Population)

Year County Average
2015 9.1%
2017 9.9%
2018 9.9%
2019 10.5%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Black or African American Population)

County
201520162017201820190%5%10%15%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Female)

Year County Average
2015 8.4%
2017 9.4%
2018 9.4%
2019 9.2%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Female)

County
201520162017201820190%2%4%6%8%10%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Hispanic or Latino/a Population)

Year County Average
2015 2.5%
2017 3.1%
2018 3%
2019 3%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Hispanic or Latino/a Population)

County
201520162017201820190%1%2%3%4%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Male)

Year County Average
2015 8.5%
2017 9.1%
2018 9.2%
2019 9.1%

Chronic Kidney Disease (Male)

County
201520162017201820190%2%4%6%8%10%

Chronic Kidney Disease (White Population)

Year County Average
2015 3.3%
2017 10.8%
2018 10.8%
2019 10.3%

Chronic Kidney Disease (White Population)

County
201520162017201820190%5%10%15%

Diabetes (Adult Population)

Year County Average
2015 13.4%
2017 12.9%
2018 12.9%
2019 12.9%

Diabetes (Adult Population)

County
201520162017201820190%5%10%15%

Diabetes (Asian Population)

Year County Average
2015 8.3%
2017 7.8%
2018 8%
2019 8.1%

Diabetes (Asian Population)

County
201520162017201820190%2%4%6%8%

Diabetes (Black or African American Population)

Year County Average
2015 19%
2017 18.4%
2018 18.4%
2019 18.6%

Diabetes (Black or African American Population)

County
201520162017201820190%5%10%15%20%

Diabetes (Female)

Year County Average
2015 12.4%
2017 12%
2018 12.1%
2019 12.1%

Diabetes (Female)

County
201520162017201820190%5%10%15%

Diabetes (Hispanic or Latino/a Population)

Year County Average
2015 13.9%
2017 13.3%
2018 13.3%
2019 13.2%

Diabetes (Hispanic or Latino/a Population)

County
201520162017201820190%5%10%15%

Diabetes (Male)

Year County Average
2015 14.7%
2017 14.2%
2018 14.1%
2019 14.1%

Diabetes (Male)

County
201520162017201820190%5%10%15%

Diabetes (White Population)

Year County Average
2015 9.7%
2017 9.2%
2018 9.2%
2019 9.3%

Diabetes (White Population)

County
201520162017201820190%2%4%6%8%10%

Heart Attack (Adult Population)

Year County Average
2015 2.1%
2017 1.9%
2018 1.8%
2019 2%

Heart Attack (Adult Population)

County
201520162017201820190%0.5%1%1.5%2%2.5%

Heart Attack (Black or African American Population)

Year County Average
2015 2.4%
2017 2.2%
2018 2.1%
2019 2.3%

Heart Attack (Black or African American Population)

County
201520162017201820190%0.5%1%1.5%2%2.5%

Heart Attack (Female)

Year County Average
2015 1.5%
2017 1.3%
2018 1.3%
2019 1.4%

Heart Attack (Female)

County
201520162017201820190%0.5%1%1.5%

Heart Attack (Male)

Year County Average
2015 3%
2017 2.7%
2018 2.6%
2019 2.8%

Heart Attack (Male)

County
201520162017201820190%1%2%3%4%

Heart Attack (White Population)

Year County Average
2015 2.3%
2017 2.1%
2018 2%
2019 2.2%

Heart Attack (White Population)

County
201520162017201820190%0.5%1%1.5%2%2.5%

Stroke (Adult Population)

Year County Average
2015 3.2%
2017 2.8%
2018 2.7%
2019 2.8%

Stroke (Adult Population)

County
201520162017201820190%1%2%3%4%

Stroke (Black or African American Population)

Year County Average
2015 3.8%
2017 3.3%
2018 3.3%
2019 3.5%

Stroke (Black or African American Population)

County
201520162017201820190%1%2%3%4%

Stroke (Female)

Year County Average
2015 2.9%
2017 2.5%
2018 2.4%
2019 2.5%

Stroke (Female)

County
201520162017201820190%0.5%1%1.5%2%2.5%3%

Stroke (Male)

Year County Average
2015 3.8%
2017 3.2%
2018 3.2%
2019 3.3%

Stroke (Male)

County
201520162017201820190%1%2%3%4%

Stroke (White Population)

Year County Average
2015 3.5%
2017 3%
2018 2.9%
2019 3%

Stroke (White Population)

County
201520162017201820190%1%2%3%4%

Housing

Cost of Rent

Year County Average
2010 $792
2011 $817
2012 $840
2013 $859
2014 $877
2015 $895
2016 $921
2017 $966
2018 $1,014
2019 $1,067

Cost of Rent

County
20102012201420162018$0$500$1k$2k

Cost-Burdened Mortgage Holders

Year County Average
2011 31.2%
2012 29.5%
2013 28.5%
2014 28.3%
2015 26.7%
2016 24.5%
2017 22.7%
2018 22.8%
2019 22%

Cost-Burdened Mortgage Holders

County
201120132015201720190%10%20%30%40%

Cost-Burdened Renters

Year County Average
2011 53.9%
2012 53.7%
2013 53.5%
2014 53.8%
2015 52.8%
2016 51.7%
2017 51.2%
2018 51.6%
2019 50.8%

Cost-Burdened Renters

County
201120132015201720190%10%20%30%40%50%60%

Evictions (Summary Ejectments)

Year Evictions per sq mi (County Average)
2000 40
2001 39
2002 51
2004 50
2005 52
2006 50
2007 51
2008 54
2009 51
2010 50
2011 48
2012 40
2013 40
2014 38
2015 35
2016 35
2017 31
2018 31
2019 32
2020 13
2021 9

Evictions (Summary Ejectments)

County
evictions per sq mi200020022004200620082010201220142016201820200102030405060

Housing Code Violations

Year Violations per sq mi (County Average)
2012 18.7
2013 20.7
2014 13.2
2015 10.5
2016 11.6
2017 11.2
2018 13.1
2019 12.1
2020 11.3

Housing Code Violations

County
violations per sq mi201220142016201820200510152025

Out of state ownership (all properties)

Year County Average
2001 14.7%
2002 15.6%
2003 15.7%
2004 14.8%
2005 15.6%
2007 16.2%
2008 18.7%
2009 19.5%
2010 18.4%
2011 18.1%
2012 18.1%
2013 18.7%
2014 18.9%
2015 20.1%
2016 22.2%
2017 21.7%
2018 23.1%
2019 22.8%
2020 23.4%
2021 23.9%

Out of state ownership (all properties)

County
200120032005200720092011201320152017201920210%5%10%15%20%25%

Out of state ownership (residential properties)

Year County Average
2001 9.6%
2002 10%
2003 10%
2004 9.8%
2005 9.9%
2007 10.6%
2008 10.6%
2009 10.5%
2010 10.3%
2011 10.8%
2012 11.4%
2013 12%
2014 12.5%
2015 13.3%
2016 13.8%
2017 13.7%
2018 14.4%
2019 15.4%
2020 16.3%
2021 17.1%

Out of state ownership (residential properties)

County
200120032005200720092011201320152017201920210%5%10%15%20%

Sale Price

Year Median sale price (County Average)
1998 $123,500
1999 $129,000
2000 $135,000
2001 $143,500
2002 $150,000
2003 $155,000
2004 $163,000
2005 $170,000
2006 $175,000
2007 $180,000
2008 $185,000
2009 $190,000
2010 $190,000
2011 $193,000
2012 $198,000
2013 $207,000
2014 $216,000
2015 $229,000
2016 $245,000
2017 $262,000
2018 $273,000
2019 $283,000
2020 $290,500

Sale Price

County
median sale price199820002002200420062008201020122014201620182020$0$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k

Sale Price per Square Foot

Year Median sale price per square foot (County Average)
1998 $78
1999 $81
2000 $85
2001 $88
2002 $90
2003 $92
2004 $94
2005 $96
2006 $99
2007 $101
2008 $103
2009 $104
2010 $102
2011 $100
2012 $101
2013 $103
2014 $108
2015 $113
2016 $120
2017 $128
2018 $135
2019 $143
2020 $150

Sale Price per Square Foot

County
median sale price per square foot199820002002200420062008201020122014201620182020$0$50$100$150

Infrastructure and Amenities

Commuting to Work by Bicycle

Year County Average
2011 0.6%
2012 0.8%
2013 0.7%
2014 0.8%
2015 0.8%
2016 0.7%
2017 0.6%
2018 0.6%
2019 0.5%

Commuting to Work by Bicycle

County
201120132015201720190%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%

Homes Near Banks or Credit Unions

Year County Average
2014 13.2%
2018 14%
2020 19%

Homes Near Banks or Credit Unions

County
20142015201620172018201920200%5%10%15%20%

Taking Public Transportation to Work

Year County Average
2011 3.3%
2012 3.3%
2013 3.6%
2014 3.8%
2015 3.9%
2016 4.1%
2017 3.7%
2018 3.4%
2019 3.2%

Taking Public Transportation to Work

County
201120132015201720190%1%2%3%4%5%

Walking to Work

Year County Average
2011 2.5%
2012 2.6%
2013 2.9%
2014 2.8%
2015 2.6%
2016 2.5%
2017 2.3%
2018 2.3%
2019 2.4%

Walking to Work

County
201120132015201720190%0.5%1%1.5%2%2.5%3%

Working from Home

Year County Average
2011 4.2%
2012 4.3%
2013 4.4%
2014 4.4%
2015 4.8%
2016 4.8%
2017 5%
2018 5.2%
2019 5.7%

Working from Home

County
201120132015201720190%1%2%3%4%5%6%