Moving to Durham, Connecticut

About Durham, Connecticut
Durham

Durham ( DURR-əm) is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Durham is a former farming village on the Coginchaug River in central Connecticut. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 7,152 at the 2020 census. Every autumn, the town hosts the Durham Fair, the largest volunteer agricultural fair in New England.

The Durham town center is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. The core of the town center has also been listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.

Gender
Gender Durham Connecticut Country
Female 53.1% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 46.9% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Durham Connecticut Country
Less than $10,000 1.5% 4.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 2.8% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3% 6.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 6% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7% 15.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.9% 12.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 37.2% 17.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 8.3% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 8.9% 13.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Durham Connecticut Country
< 9th Grade 4% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 1% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 29% 26% 27.0%
Other College 18% 17% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 19% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 14% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 4% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Durham Connecticut Country
White 91.8% 66% 60.1%
African American 0.1% 9.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 4.1% 4.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.6% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.4% 16.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity