Duncan vs Southern Shops

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

Duncan and Southern Shops 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 3,985 in Southern Shops). Duncan has the higher median household income ($51,596 vs $35,016 in Southern Shops). Duncan has the higher median home value ($182,500 vs $102,200 in Southern Shops).

Population, income & housing

	Duncan	Southern Shops
Population	4,175	3,985
Median age	30.9 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,596	$35,016
Median home value	$182,500	$102,200
Median gross rent	$1,045	$963
Housing units	1,758	1,333
Homeownership rate	52.6%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duncan	Southern Shops
Population	3,473 → 4,175 (+20.2%)	3,592 → 3,985 (+10.9%)
Median household income	$45,036 → $51,596 (+14.6%)	$24,330 → $35,016 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $182,500 (+50.1%)	$59,600 → $102,200 (+71.5%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,045 (+25.3%)	$714 → $963 (+34.9%)

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

Southern Shops

Population

3,5923,985

Median household income

$24,330$35,016

Median home value

$59,600$102,200

Median gross rent

$714$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duncan	Southern Shops
Under 5	9.6%	8.6%
5 to 17	19.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	25.4%	20.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	16.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	9.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	6.9%	3.1%
75 and over	2.3%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duncan	Southern Shops
White (non-Hispanic)	49.6%	28.6%
Black or African American	40.6%	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	44.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duncan	Southern Shops
No high school diploma	15.9%	41.4%
High school graduate	26.7%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duncan	Southern Shops
Drove alone	87.9%	80.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duncan	Southern Shops
1-unit, detached	61.7%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	0.3%
20 or more units	14.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	41.0%

Poverty & households

	Duncan	Southern Shops
Poverty rate	17.1%	44.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	2001	1980