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Population (year 2000): 12,664. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,040 (+3.0% change)
Males: 5,719 (45.2%), Females: 6,945 (54.8%)
Strafford County
Median resident age: 21.2 years
Median household income: $51,697 (year 2000)
Median house value: $191,200 (year 2000)
Races in Durham:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- Chinese (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (20.1%), English (19.8%),
German (13.2%), Italian (11.1%), French Canadian (7.1%), French
(6.8%).
Elevation: 82 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Durham
- High school or higher: 97.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 40.2%
- Unemployed: 11.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Durham town
- Never married: 66.1%
- Now married: 28.8%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 1.6%
- Divorced: 2.8%
6.4% Foreign born (2.6% Europe, 2.0% Asia, 0.9%
North America, 0.8% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Durham:
- WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; DOVER,
NH)
- PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH)
- EXETER HOSPITAL INC (about 12 miles; EXETER, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Durham:
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 10 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
- MANCHESTER (about 38 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 53 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Durham:
- SKYHAVEN (about 10 miles; ROCHESTER, NH; ID: DAW)
- LITTLEBROOK AIR PARK (about 11 miles; ELIOT, ME; ID:
3B4)
- HAMPTON AIRFIELD (about 15 miles; HAMPTON, NH; ID:
7B3)
Amtrak station:
DURHAM (3 DEPOT RD.). Services: ticket office.
Colleges/Universities in Durham:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 12,586; Location: THOMPSON HALL;
Public; Website: www.unh.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SYSTEM OFFICE
(Location: DUNLAP CENTER; Public; Website:
www.usnh.unh.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Durham:
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 34 miles; NORTH ANDOVER,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
40 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SALEM, MA; FT
enrollment: 5,917)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 44 miles;
LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
Public high school in Durham:
- OYSTER RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 722;
Location: 55 COE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Durham:
- OYSTER RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 701;
Location: 1 COE DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
- MAST WAY SCHOOL (Students: 381; Location: 23
MAST RD; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Durham:
- GROWING PLACE EARLY EDUCATION AND YOUTH
(Students: 24; Location: 110 FOREST PARK; Grades: PK -
KG)
Library in Durham:
- DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$124,131; Location: 7-H MILL ROAD PLAZA; 34,940 books;
266 audio materials; 412 video materials; 28 serial
subscriptions)
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