FORM OF GOVERNMENT:

Council/City Manager

LEGISLATIVE BODY:

13 Elected Members -
Mayor
6 Ward Council Members
6 At-Large Council Members

COUNCIL TERM OF OFFICE:

4 Years (Election of six Council members occurs every two years on odd-numbered years.

MAYOR TERM OF OFFICE:

Elected for 2-year term on odd-numbered years.

POPULATION:

177,650

AREA OF CITY INCORPORATION:

93.4 Square Miles.

BUDGET INFORMATION:

$208,000,000 budget, Fiscal Year 1999-2000
Two-year budget preparation cycle.
Balanced-budget requirement.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION:

Per capita income (2000 estimate):$34,500

Unemployment rate (1999):

1.9%

Education level (1990 Census)

(among adults 25 years and over)

Less than 9th grade9%

9th to 12th grade13%

High school graduate20%

Some college (no degree)16%

Associate degree 7%

Bachelor's degree20%

Graduate or professional 16%

MAJOR EMPLOYERS:

Duke University & Duke U. Medical Center22,000
International Business Machines (IBM)11,000
Nortel Networks 8,500
Research Triangle Institute4,550
Glaxo Wellcome4,500
Durham Public Schools4,500
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina 2,500