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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Durham is $45,709, which is higher than the state average of $38,480 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Durham median household income is $89,826, which has grown by 35.07% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 29.60% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Durham residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.0 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, #35

Durham, CT	45,709 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Durham, CT	52,250 USD
Connecticut	38,133 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, CT	86,159 USD
Connecticut	45,498 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, CT	32,266 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #31

Durham, CT	89,826 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Durham, CT	121,587 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #40

Durham, CT	35.07%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

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, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.07%	$7,194, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.32%	$18,295, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.47%	$363, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.84%	$30,127, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	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, CT	109,271 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Durham, CT	139,018 USD
Connecticut	119,176 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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$97,917, see rank	$75,804	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Durham, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$114,196, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$120,119, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$54,464, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Durham, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,298, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	1,096, 47.69%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	799, 72.90%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	799, 72.90%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	786, 98.37%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	13, 1.63%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	297, 27.10%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	1,202, 52.31%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	742, 61.73%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	742, 61.73%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	742, 100.00%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	460, 38.27%, see rank	37.03%	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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,528, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,365, 89.33%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	84, 5.50%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	34, 2.23%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	45, 2.95%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Durham, CT	21.7 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,528	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	786, 51.44%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	410, 52.16%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	28, 3.56%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	159, 20.23%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	68, 8.65%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	58, 7.38%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	742, 48.56%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	455, 61.32%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	165, 22.24%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	105, 14.15%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 2.29%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.83%	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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,528, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	60, 3.93%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	98, 6.41%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	196, 12.83%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	29, 1.90%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	168, 10.99%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	53, 3.47%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	34, 2.23%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	144, 9.42%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	94, 6.15%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	422, 27.62%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	102, 6.68%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	56, 3.66%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	72, 4.71%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Durham, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	56	1.93%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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