City profile · Large City
Durham, North Carolina
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Durham, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Leonardo Williams
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 295,204
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcedurhamnc.gov/1315/Office-of-the-Mayor ↗
- Official leadership pagedurhamnc.gov/1315/Office-of-the-Mayor ↗
- City websitedurhamnc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Leonardo Williams CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 295,204
- Median household income
- $74,710
- Median age
- 34.7
- Land area
- 118.83 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,484.3 per sq mi
- County
- Durham County
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$1.0B
- City hall phone
- (919) 560-4333
- Official website
- durhamnc.gov ↗
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