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| Durham |
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| Population 2002: | 195,914 |
| Population 2000: | 187,035 |
| Area codes: | 919 |
| Elevation: | 394 feet |
| Land area: | 94.6 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 12.1% (6.7% Latin America, 2.9% Asia) |
| Population growth: | +8,879 (+4.75%) |
| County: | Durham |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (32.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.4%), Manufacturing (10.4%). |
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| Races |
| Black: | 43.8% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 42.4% |
| Hispanic: | 8.6% |
| Other race: | 4.7% |
| Two or more races: | 1.9% |
| Asian Indian: | 1.3% |
| Chinese: | 1.1% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 44.4% |
| Never married: | 37.4% |
| Divorced: | 9.1% |
| Widowed: | 5.9% |
| Separated: | 3.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $126,100 |
| Household income: | $41,160 |
| Resident age: | 31.0 years |
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| Durham Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 82.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 41.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 18.3% |
| Unemployed: | 5.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 robberies: | 942 (487.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 763 (394.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 608.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 rapes: | 75 (38.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 30 (15.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 8,483 (4387.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 3,088 (1597.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,080 (558.6 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| English: | 8.1% |
| German: | 7.2% |
| Irish: | 5.7% |
| United States: | 5.0% |
| Italian: | 2.1% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.0% |