Duncan vs Monroe

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

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

Duncan has the higher population (650 vs 248 in Monroe). Monroe has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $58,875 in Duncan). Duncan has the higher median home value ($150,000 vs $115,000 in Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Duncan	Monroe
Population	650	248
Median age	21.8 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,875	$66,250
Median home value	$150,000	$115,000
Median gross rent	$850	$892
Housing units	184	110
Homeownership rate	96.1%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duncan	Monroe
Population	547 → 650 (+18.8%)	388 → 248 (-36.1%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $58,875 (+27.3%)	$60,278 → $66,250 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $150,000 (+56.9%)	$81,900 → $115,000 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,113 → $850 (-23.6%)	$758 → $892 (+17.7%)

Duncan

Population

547650

Median household income

$46,250$58,875

Median home value

$95,600$150,000

Median gross rent

$1,113$850

Monroe

Population

388248

Median household income

$60,278$66,250

Median home value

$81,900$115,000

Median gross rent

$758$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duncan	Monroe
Under 5	14.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	26.5%	21.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	6.0%	20.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	7.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	6.3%	13.3%
65 to 74	4.6%	10.9%
75 and over	13.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duncan	Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duncan	Monroe
No high school diploma	14.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	32.3%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duncan	Monroe
Drove alone	68.6%	80.3%
Carpooled	26.3%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duncan	Monroe
1-unit, detached	99.5%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Duncan	Monroe
Poverty rate	0.9%	8.9%
Average household size	3.63	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1959	1955