Durham County is located in north-central North Carolina. The County Seat is Durham and the largest city is Durham. The Official Web Site is located at http://dconc.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 294,460 and the 2010 census population was 269,974. The land area is 285.98 square miles and there are 935.7 persons per square mile.
53.1% of the population is White, 38.7% is Black or African American, 13.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% is Asian, 1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.3% is two or more races. 86.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 45.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $180,600, there are 111,276 households, an average of 2.36 persons per household. The per capita income is $29,347, the median household income is $51,853, and 18.5% of the persons in Durham County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 22,104. Retail sales (in $1000) were $3,135,341, and sales per capita were $12,257. The percentage of black-owned firms is 24.6%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 34%.
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| Durham County Durham County home page, directory of departments, e-services, elected officials, forms, boards, commissioners, information for businesses, residents, and visitors. |
| Burials Alphabetical list of burials in Durham County. Includes many inscriptions and some gravestone photographs. |
| Codes Municode database of Durham Coujnty code of ordinances. |
| Court Calendars | Civil Durham County civil court sessions listed by date. |
| Court Calendars | Criminal & Traffic North Carolina Superior and District Court pending criminal and traffic calendars. |
| Court Calendars | Criminal Superior Durham County Superior Court daily criminal calendars. |
| GIS Maps Durham County interactive street atlas, zoning, parks locator, flood insurance rate, and crime maps. |
| Health Inspections North Carolina Department of Public Health food stand, lodging facility, meat market, restaurant, and school lunchroom inspection results for Durham County. |
| Inmates Sheriff office inmate population database with options to search current incarcerations, bookings in the last 24 hours, or inmates in the last 30 days. |
| Parks | GIS GIS map of parks and park amenities in Durham County. |
| Property Durham County Tax Administration real property search. |
| Property | GIS GIS Interactive Durham County parcel search. |
| Property | Tax Durham County Tax Administration property and property tax records, tax rates, and payments. |
| Real Estate Conveyances After the disclaimer, click on "COTT Index" to search the Register of Deeds records for real estate conveyances. |
| Recorded Documents Register of Deeds recorded documents, real estate, and map and plat index. |
| Sheriff Calls for Service Sheriff Office list of daily calls for service. Includes time of call, call number, incident location, and complaint. |
| Street Atlas Durham County GIS street index. View the street atlas by page and grid cell number. |
| Uniform Commercial Code Filings Register of Deeds Uniform Commercial Code Filing (UCC) index. |
| Voters Find your Durham County voter registration status online. |
| Zoning Atlas Durham County Zoning atlas map by grid cell number. |
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