| ECONOMY | Durham | Meriden | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.40% | 8.70% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.49% | -0.67% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 33.58% | 29.96% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.75% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.00% | 5.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $26,118 | $25,063 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $48,482 | $52,203 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 13.23% | 12.29% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 10.44% | 10.41% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 11.88% | 9.33% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.95% | 15.88% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 20.48% | 20.74% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 12.37% | 14.11% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 10.24% | 12.90% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.94% | 3.44% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.35% | 0.83% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.13% | 0.08% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 14.22% | 12.08% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 33.74% | 17.80% | 20.61% |
| Service | 12.97% | 16.52% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 23.02% | 27.82% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 7.34% | 9.27% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 8.57% | 16.37% | 14.05% |
