Duncan vs Saxon

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

Duncan and Saxon 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 4,139 in Saxon). Duncan has the higher median household income ($51,596 vs $28,394 in Saxon). Duncan has the higher median home value ($182,500 vs $68,900 in Saxon).

Population, income & housing

	Duncan	Saxon
Population	4,175	4,139
Median age	30.9 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,596	$28,394
Median home value	$182,500	$68,900
Median gross rent	$1,045	$909
Housing units	1,758	1,643
Homeownership rate	52.6%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duncan	Saxon
Population	3,473 → 4,175 (+20.2%)	3,827 → 4,139 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$45,036 → $51,596 (+14.6%)	$21,367 → $28,394 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $182,500 (+50.1%)	$41,000 → $68,900 (+68.0%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,045 (+25.3%)	$740 → $909 (+22.8%)

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

Saxon

Population

3,8274,139

Median household income

$21,367$28,394

Median home value

$41,000$68,900

Median gross rent

$740$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duncan	Saxon
Under 5	9.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	19.4%	15.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	21.4%
25 to 34	25.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	7.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	10.6%
75 and over	2.3%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duncan	Saxon
White (non-Hispanic)	49.6%	27.6%
Black or African American	40.6%	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duncan	Saxon
No high school diploma	15.9%	31.0%
High school graduate	26.7%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duncan	Saxon
Drove alone	87.9%	66.1%
Carpooled	8.7%	26.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.9%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duncan	Saxon
1-unit, detached	61.7%	49.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	3.4%
20 or more units	14.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	38.6%

Poverty & households

	Duncan	Saxon
Poverty rate	17.1%	44.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	2001	1969