Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,869
| This zip code: | $42,869 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 27701, 27703, 27712, 27706, 27705, 27707.
Housing units in zip code 27704 with a mortgage: 4,116 (653 second mortgage, 500 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,387
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,137
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $360
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.0% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 63
- 1995 to 1998: 724
- 1990 to 1994: 1,158
- 1980 to 1989: 2,166
- 1970 to 1979: 2,604
- 1960 to 1969: 1,777
- 1950 to 1959: 1,446
- 1940 to 1949: 1,005
- 1939 or earlier: 386
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gorman, NC (27704): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 134
- 2 bedrooms: 1,348
- 3 bedrooms: 4,077
- 4 bedrooms: 469
- 5 or more bedrooms: 53
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 77
- 1 bedrooms: 1,108
- 2 bedrooms: 2,007
- 3 bedrooms: 1,250
- 4 bedrooms: 165
- 5 or more bedrooms: 26
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Vehicles available in 27704 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 273
- 1 vehicle: 2,005
- 2 vehicles: 2,380
- 3 vehicles: 1,046
- 4 vehicles: 308
- 5 or more vehicles: 77
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 694
- 1 vehicle: 2,136
- 2 vehicles: 1,340
- 3 vehicles: 376
- 4 vehicles: 58
- 5 or more vehicles: 29
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 27704:
- Less than $10,000: 28
- $10,000 to $14,999: 14
- $15,000 to $19,999: 14
- $20,000 to $24,999: 16
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 15
- $40,000 to $49,999: 10
- $50,000 to $59,999: 86
- $60,000 to $69,999: 103
- $70,000 to $79,999: 159
- $80,000 to $89,999: 246
- $90,000 to $99,999: 302
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1,058
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1,712
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1,070
- $175,000 to $199,999: 823
- $200,000 to $249,999: 794
- $250,000 to $299,999: 171
- $300,000 to $399,999: 130
- $400,000 to $499,999: 13
- $500,000 to $749,999: 17
- $750,000 to $999,999: 16
- $1,000,000 or more: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 27704:
- Less than $100: 109
- $100 to $149: 133
- $150 to $199: 120
- $200 to $249: 60
- $250 to $299: 54
- $300 to $349: 149
- $350 to $399: 172
- $400 to $449: 281
- $450 to $499: 453
- $500 to $549: 545
- $550 to $599: 824
- $600 to $649: 780
- $650 to $699: 1,037
- $700 to $749: 387
- $750 to $799: 415
- $800 to $899: 179
- $900 to $999: 131
- $1,000 to $1,249: 69
- $1,500 to $1,999: 12
- $2,000 or more: 16
- No cash rent: 184
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $132,012.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $149,502
- Black or African American householders: $141,745
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $144,483
- Asian householders: $156,802
- Some other race householders: $138,703
- Two or more races householders: $128,362
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $141,745
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,223 (it was $95,200 in 2000)
| 27704: | $139,223 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,038 - $212,100
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $158,991| Here: | $158,991 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $123,843| Here: | $123,843 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $90,221| Here: | $90,221 | | State: | $153,934 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,633| Here: | $126,633 | | State: | $163,212 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $116,986| Here: | $116,986 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $46,947| Here: | $46,947 | | State: | $45,354 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,475
- One, attached: 292
- Two: 381
- 3 or 4: 555
- 5 to 9: 893
- 10 to 19: 724
- 20 to 49: 152
- 50 or more: 554
- Mobile homes: 303

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,713 (78%)
- Carpooled: 2,019 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 307 (2%)
- Taxi: 12 (0%)
- Walked: 146 (1%)
- Other means: 55 (0%)
- Worked at home: 240 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 233
- 5 to 9 minutes: 803
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2091
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2866
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2203
- 25 to 29 minutes: 613
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1900
- 35 to 39 minutes: 270
- 40 to 44 minutes: 256
- 45 to 59 minutes: 671
- 60 to 89 minutes: 237
- 90 or more minutes: 109
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 26,368
- In family households: 21,829 (4,179 male householders, 2,844 female householders)
4,411 spouses, 7,889 children (7,157 natural, 185 adopted, 547 stepchildren), 671 grandchildren, 450 brothers or sisters, 271 parents, 532 other relatives, 582 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,539 (1,374 male householders (1,027 living alone)), 2,343 female householders (2,064 living alone)), 822 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 444 (430 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,908 2-persons, 1,897 3-persons, 1,357 4-persons, 544 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 167 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,091 1-person, 513 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 9 6-persons.
3,299 married couples with children.
2,552 single-parent households (321 men, 2,231 women).
90.1% of residents of 27704 zip code speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 18% well, 28% not well, 11% not at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 10% well, 15% not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% very well, 37% well, 10% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (91% very well, 9% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,578 (6.0%)
(20.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (44%)
- El Salvador (8%)
- Nigeria (7%)
- Other Eastern Africa (4%)
- Pakistan (4%)
- Philippines (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 699
- 1990 to 1994: 355
- 1985 to 1989: 234
- 1980 to 1984: 164
- 1975 to 1979: 25
- 1970 to 1974: 34
- 1970 to 1974: 29
- 1965 to 1969: 38
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White population: 11,154
Black population: 13,790
American Indian population: 76
Asian population: 279
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 27
Some other race population: 753
Two or more races population: 437

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 14636 |
|  United States or American: 2150 |
|  English: 1214 |
|  German: 885 |
|  Irish: 594 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 573 |
|  African: 404 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 361 |
|  European: 202 |
|  Scottish: 191 |
|  Italian: 154 |
|  French (except Basque): 151 |
|  Nigerian: 148 |
|  Polish: 93 |
|  British: 74 |
|  Dutch: 65 |
|  Russian: 65 |
|  Swedish: 64 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 60 |
|  French Canadian: 52 |
|  Welsh: 36 |
|  Norwegian: 34 |
|  Swiss: 34 |
|  Arab:: 30 |
|  Jamaican: 29 |
|  Hungarian: 26 |
|  Egyptian: 24 |
|  U.S. Virgin Islander: 23 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 22 |
|  Czech: 17 |
|  Portuguese: 16 |
|  Slovak: 16 |
|  Ukrainian: 14 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 12 |
|  Danish: 11 |
|  Bulgarian: 11 |
|  Greek: 11 |
|  Armenian: 10 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 10 |
|  Haitian: 8 |
|  Austrian: 8 |
|  Zimbabwean: 8 |
|  Palestinian: 6 |
|  Iranian: 5 |
|  Romanian: 5 |
|  Scandinavian: 4 |
|  Croatian: 4 |
|  Celtic: 4 |
|  Kenyan: 3 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 27704 not listed on the city page:- BROGDEN MIDDLE (Students: 792; Location: 1001 LEON STREET, DURHAM, NC; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHEWNING MIDDLE (Students: 778; Location: 6819 RED MILL ROAD, DURHAM, NC; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GLENN ELEMENTARY (Students: 682; Location: 2415 E GEER STREET, DURHAM, NC; Grades: PK - 05)
- MERRICK-MOORE ELEMENTARY (Students: 573; Location: 2325 CHEEK ROAD, DURHAM, NC; Grades: PK - 05)
- HOLT ELEMENTARY (Students: 564; Location: 4019 HOLT SCHOOL ROAD, DURHAM, NC; Grades: PK - 05)
- CLUB BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 492; Location: 400 W CLUB BOULEVARD, DURHAM, NC; Grades: KG - 05)
- MAUREEN JOY CHARTER (Students: 199; Location: 320 BELVIN AVENUE, DURHAM, NC; Grades: KG - 06)
- LAKEVIEW SCHOOL (Students: 78; Location: 3507 DEARBORN DRIVE, DURHAM, NC; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- AGAPE CORNER SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: 1402 HOLLOWAY ST/PO BOX 16027, DURHAM, NC; Grades: 1 - 11)
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,668
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (47%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18464
- Northeast: 2084
- Midwest: 809
- South: 3242
- West: 382
53% of the 27704 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 23,460. Population change in the 1990s: +3,056 (+13.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 296
| Here: | 9.0% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69
| Here: | 4.9% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 169
| Here: | 17.5% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (DURHAM, NC):
- PIEDMONT COMMUNICATIONS CO ,IN (1519 CAMDEN AVENUE; small business): $415,226 in 38 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment, Communications Security Equipment and Components, Fire Fighting Equipment, and more by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Air Force, Navy, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $42,193; 2002: $89,224; 2003: $55,696; 2004: $68,394; 2005: $105,342; 2006: $54,377.
Biggest contracts:
$82,224 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2002-04-01. Completion date: 2002-05-01.
$42,193, same as above. Signed on 2001-05-09. Completion date: 2001-08-01.
$27,645 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Signed on 2006-03-02. Completion date: 2007-02-28.
$20,732, same as above. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2007-02-28.
- WILLIAMS EASY HITCH, INC (2310 OLD OXFORD HWY; small business): $248,400 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$99,995 with Army for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Bicycles. Signed on 2006-06-28. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
$99,780 with Army for Trailers. Signed on 2005-05-18. Completion date: 2006-05-20.
$48,625 with Army for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Bicycles. Signed on 2006-06-26. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
- SHOPBOT TOOLS INC (3333B INDUSTRIAL DRIVE; small business): $81,547 in 9 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Machine Tool Accessories, Woodworking Machines, Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), ADP Software, and more by Army, Navy, Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $6,195; 2003: $31,819; 2004: $26,862; 2005: $16,671; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$16,315 with Army for Machine Tool Accessories. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2003-09-25. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
$15,504 with Army for Woodworking Machines. Signed on 2003-05-01. Completion date: 2003-05-20.
$14,338 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-12-17. Completion date: 2005-02-25.
$7,511 with Army for ADP Software. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-08.
- KBI BIOPHARMA, INC (1101 HAMLIN RD; small business): $61,963 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$61,963 with Army for Technology Sharing/Utilization Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2006-03-22.
$0 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2006-06-26. Effective on 2006-06-21. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
- C & B ASSOCIATES INC (3600 N DUKE ST STE#29; small business): $31,740 in 5 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Food Services, Fueling and Other Petroleum Services - Excluding Storage, Condiments and Related Products by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $3,600; 2005: $4,620; 2006: $23,520.
Biggest contracts:
$13,219 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2006-06-05. Completion date: 2006-06-12.
$6,271, same as above. Signed on 2006-05-18. Completion date: 2006-06-03.
$4,620 with Army for Fueling and Other Petroleum Services - Excluding Storage. Signed on 2005-12-22. Completion date: 2006-01-04.
$4,030 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2006-03-23. Completion date: 2006-04-02.
- HEATH CO ,INC #1 (4201 N ROXBORO RD; small business)
$28,545 with Army for Condiments and Related Products. Signed on 2003-01-13. Completion date: 2003-01-11.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Facilities Management Services (over 1000: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 11, 10-19: 10, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 21)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Medical Laboratories (500-999: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 7)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (250-499: 1, 5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 414 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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