County profile
Durham County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#112 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$53.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
229,497
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,282
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$91.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
347,240
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$82.3k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
55.2%±1.4%
Poverty rate
11.5%±0.9%
Business applications
6,533 · 2025
Retail establishments
902
26.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1IQVIA Holdings Inc.Healthcare$16.3B79B+2Fortrea Holdings Inc.Healthcare$2.7B50D3BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$874.8M76B+4Wolfspeed Inc.Technology$757.6M44D5Bioventus Inc.Healthcare$568.1M66B6Precision BioSciences, Inc.Healthcare$34.3M46D7Cyberlux CorporationIndustrials$31.4M34D8Pelthos Therapeutics Inc.Healthcare$16.8M37D9Humacyte, Inc.Healthcare$2.0M27D10NET Power Inc.Industrials$029D11M&F Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Professional services27%
Health care23%
Education16%
Wholesale trade13%
Food & accommodation11%
Manufacturing11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
347,240
residents · 2025 · +7.7% since 2020
Income per capita $69.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−584
International migration+16,817
Natural change+8,805
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$35.5B2019
$37.9B2020
$41.6B2021
$45.1B2022
$49.0B2023
$53.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$389.4k±$6.1k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
7.3%±0.6%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$1.4B
4,772 units · 13.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 94Tornado 93Lightning 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4922016
5362017
5902018
6272019
6472020
7322021
9002022
9632023
9942024
10072025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 36% since 20213,5182021
4,6442022
4,8192023
2,9052024
4,7722025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.4 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
2.8 km
NS
Nearest port
166.3 km
WELLS OATES LUMBER CO
Nearest commercial airport
19.4 km
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR21 filings from 8 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$91.8k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Durham?
Durham's economy produced $53.3B in 2024, growing 8.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.