Duncan vs Roebuck

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

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

Duncan has the higher population (4,175 vs 3,468 in Roebuck). Duncan has the higher median household income ($51,596 vs $51,111 in Roebuck). Roebuck has the higher median home value ($192,800 vs $182,500 in Duncan).

Population, income & housing

	Duncan	Roebuck
Population	4,175	3,468
Median age	30.9 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,596	$51,111
Median home value	$182,500	$192,800
Median gross rent	$1,045	$1,087
Housing units	1,758	1,429
Homeownership rate	52.6%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duncan	Roebuck
Population	3,473 → 4,175 (+20.2%)	2,851 → 3,468 (+21.6%)
Median household income	$45,036 → $51,596 (+14.6%)	$52,794 → $51,111 (-3.2%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $182,500 (+50.1%)	$155,300 → $192,800 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,045 (+25.3%)	$871 → $1,087 (+24.8%)

Duncan

Population

3,4734,175

Median household income

$45,036$51,596

Median home value

$121,600$182,500

Median gross rent

$834$1,045

Roebuck

Population

2,8513,468

Median household income

$52,794$51,111

Median home value

$155,300$192,800

Median gross rent

$871$1,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duncan	Roebuck
Under 5	9.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	25.4%	23.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	19.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	4.4%
75 and over	2.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duncan	Roebuck
White (non-Hispanic)	49.6%	60.8%
Black or African American	40.6%	22.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duncan	Roebuck
No high school diploma	15.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	26.7%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duncan	Roebuck
Drove alone	87.9%	76.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duncan	Roebuck
1-unit, detached	61.7%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	7.5%
20 or more units	14.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Duncan	Roebuck
Poverty rate	17.1%	8.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	2001	1989