Duncan vs Whitney

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

Duncan and Whitney 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 3,659 in Whitney). Duncan has the higher median household income ($51,596 vs $49,181 in Whitney). Duncan has the higher median home value ($182,500 vs $136,700 in Whitney).

Population, income & housing

	Duncan	Whitney
Population	4,175	3,659
Median age	30.9 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,596	$49,181
Median home value	$182,500	$136,700
Median gross rent	$1,045	$899
Housing units	1,758	1,833
Homeownership rate	52.6%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duncan	Whitney
Population	3,473 → 4,175 (+20.2%)	3,999 → 3,659 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$45,036 → $51,596 (+14.6%)	$43,607 → $49,181 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $182,500 (+50.1%)	$111,000 → $136,700 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,045 (+25.3%)	$771 → $899 (+16.6%)

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

Whitney

Population

3,9993,659

Median household income

$43,607$49,181

Median home value

$111,000$136,700

Median gross rent

$771$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duncan	Whitney
Under 5	9.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	25.4%	19.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	18.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	7.4%
75 and over	2.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duncan	Whitney
White (non-Hispanic)	49.6%	42.9%
Black or African American	40.6%	37.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duncan	Whitney
No high school diploma	15.9%	24.9%
High school graduate	26.7%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duncan	Whitney
Drove alone	87.9%	74.2%
Carpooled	8.7%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duncan	Whitney
1-unit, detached	61.7%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	14.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Duncan	Whitney
Poverty rate	17.1%	13.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	2001	1981