Duck, NC Population

Overview

581

Total Population

58.1

Median age

48.02%

Female population %

108.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

88.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Duck's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Duck is 58.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Duck's population under 18 was 13.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Duck's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Duck, 11.70% were under the age of 15, 11.36% aged 15 to 29, 41.65% aged 30 to 64, 33.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Duck:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.02% females and 51.98% males in Duck, NC.
The Duck, NC gender ratio is 108.2:100 i.e. 108.2 men to 100 women (1.082).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 51.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 37.

Duck's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Duck population: 97.76% are White, 0.86% are Asian, 0.52% are some other race and 0.86% are multiracial.
Duck's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 572 (98.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Duck is White with a population of 568 (97.76% of the total population).

Duck's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 755 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Duck's population decreased by 77 (17.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Duck's population increased by 369 (98.93%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Duck's population was lowest in year 2010 at 373.