Duncan

Population: 4,175
Median household income: $51,596
Median home value: $182,500

Duncan, a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has 4,175 residents. At $51,596, its median household income sits below Spartanburg County's $64,195.

From 2019 to 2023, Duncan's population grew 20.2% from 3,473 to 4,175, while its median home value rose 50.1% from $121,600 to $182,500.

The median resident is 30.9 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 25.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,175
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,596
Median home value: $182,500
Median gross rent: $1,045
Housing units: 1,758
Homeownership rate: 52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4734,175

Median household income

$45,036$51,596

Median home value

$121,600$182,500

Median gross rent

$834$1,045

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,473	$45,036	$121,600	$834
2020	3,556	$50,000	$116,900	$937
2021	3,937	$52,979	$138,300	$1,035
2022	4,053	$58,112	$164,300	$1,029
2023	4,175	$51,596	$182,500	$1,045

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3425.4%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	402	9.6%
5 to 17	812	19.4%
18 to 24	166	4.0%
25 to 34	1,062	25.4%
35 to 44	545	13.1%
45 to 54	407	9.7%
55 to 64	400	9.6%
65 to 74	286	6.9%
75 and over	95	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,071	49.6%
Black or African American	1,695	40.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	1.0%
Two or more races	43	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	326	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	445	15.9%
High school graduate	747	26.7%
Some college or associate's	654	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	810	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	139	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,600	87.9%
Carpooled	158	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	53	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	0.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	577	31.9%
15 to 29 min	599	33.1%
30 to 44 min	220	12.1%
45 to 59 min	206	11.4%
60+ min	209	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 17.1% (701 of 4,102)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,063	63.4%
Nonfamily households	613	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,676	95.3%
Vacant	82	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	881	52.6%
Renter-occupied	795	47.4%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units14.0%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,085	61.7%
1-unit, attached	13	0.7%
2 to 4 units	37	2.1%
5 to 19 units	128	7.3%
20 or more units	246	14.0%
Mobile home & other	249	14.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4521265
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 34.9324, -82.1437