ZIP 27705 · Durham
Who lives in ZIP code 27705 (Durham, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Durham, NC · Durham County
uszips 2026
People49,923
Median age35.3
Household income$73,066
Home value$448,747
Median rent$1,539/mo
Poverty16.6%
College degree+64.0%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 458 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,678
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.0% are 65 or older; 80.9% are adults.
Household income
40.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,813.
Education (adults 25+)
55.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.6%
- Never married
- 43.3%
- Divorced
- 10.3%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 52.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 44.5%
- Rent burden
- 36.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.2%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 10.6%
- No health insurance
- 10.3%
- Limited English
- 5.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.