Housing mix
Durham, NC housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Durham, NC.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Start with the dated local finding: Durham, NC's current ACS housing baseline includes 136,837 total housing units, 126,550 occupied units, and 10,287 vacant units. In practical terms, those counts can nevertheless help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 10,287 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. For the decision at hand, reading 136,837 total units with 126,550 occupied and 10,287 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
Vacant units in Durham, NC increased from 8,893 in the prior ACS period to 10,287 in the current release, a reported movement of 15.7%. In the current housing stock, 10,287 units equal 7.5% of the 136,837 total.