Alligator vs Duncan

A side-by-side comparison of Alligator and Duncan: population, income, housing, and more.

Alligator and Duncan are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Duncan has the higher population (357 vs 209 in Alligator). Since 2019, Duncan's population has grown faster (+18.2% vs +7.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Alligator	Duncan
Population	209	357
Median age	33.7 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,219
Median home value	—	$9,999
Median gross rent	$696	—
Housing units	72	166
Homeownership rate	62.0%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alligator	Duncan
Population	195 → 209 (+7.2%)	302 → 357 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$16,944 → $21,477 (+26.8%)	$30,341 → $46,219 (+52.3%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $83,000 (-21.9%)	$44,400 → $9,999 (-77.5%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $696 (+22.1%)	—

Alligator

Population

195209

Median household income

$16,944$21,477

Median home value

$106,300$83,000

Median gross rent

$570$696

Duncan

Population

302357

Median household income

$30,341$46,219

Median home value

$44,400$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alligator	Duncan
Under 5	5.7%	2.0%
5 to 17	21.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	2.0%
25 to 34	17.7%	22.1%
35 to 44	18.2%	9.2%
45 to 54	4.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.7%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.3%	19.3%
75 and over	3.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alligator	Duncan
White (non-Hispanic)	29.2%	31.1%
Black or African American	70.3%	66.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alligator	Duncan
No high school diploma	26.1%	20.5%
High school graduate	44.2%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alligator	Duncan
Drove alone	89.1%	97.4%
Carpooled	10.9%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alligator	Duncan
1-unit, detached	59.7%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.6%	44.0%

Poverty & households

	Alligator	Duncan
Poverty rate	58.7%	22.5%
Average household size	2.94	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1974	2010