Duncan vs Spartanburg

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

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

Spartanburg has the higher population (38,578 vs 4,175 in Duncan). Duncan has the higher median household income ($51,596 vs $51,193 in Spartanburg). Spartanburg has the higher median home value ($185,300 vs $182,500 in Duncan).

Population, income & housing

	Duncan	Spartanburg
Population	4,175	38,578
Median age	30.9 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,596	$51,193
Median home value	$182,500	$185,300
Median gross rent	$1,045	$1,043
Housing units	1,758	17,586
Homeownership rate	52.6%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duncan	Spartanburg
Population	3,473 → 4,175 (+20.2%)	37,424 → 38,578 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$45,036 → $51,596 (+14.6%)	$40,053 → $51,193 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $182,500 (+50.1%)	$125,600 → $185,300 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,045 (+25.3%)	$810 → $1,043 (+28.8%)

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

Spartanburg

Population

37,42438,578

Median household income

$40,053$51,193

Median home value

$125,600$185,300

Median gross rent

$810$1,043

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duncan	Spartanburg
Under 5	9.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	11.3%
25 to 34	25.4%	14.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	9.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.8%
75 and over	2.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duncan	Spartanburg
White (non-Hispanic)	49.6%	46.4%
Black or African American	40.6%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duncan	Spartanburg
No high school diploma	15.9%	13.1%
High school graduate	26.7%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duncan	Spartanburg
Drove alone	87.9%	77.5%
Carpooled	8.7%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	2.9%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	0.5%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duncan	Spartanburg
1-unit, detached	61.7%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	12.3%
20 or more units	14.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Duncan	Spartanburg
Poverty rate	17.1%	24.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	2001	1969