Overview
3,937
Total Population
30.5
Median age
54.05%
Female population %
85:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
52.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
388
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Duncan's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Duncan is 30.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Duncan's population under 18 was 25.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Duncan's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Duncan, 24.28% were under the age of 15, 22.78% aged 15 to 29, 42.80% aged 30 to 64, 7.32% aged 65 to 84, and 2.82% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 319 more females than males in Duncan:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.05% females and 45.95% males in Duncan, SC.
- The Duncan, SC gender ratio is 85:100 i.e. 85 men to 100 women (0.850).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 369.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 317.
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Race / Ethnicity
Duncan's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Duncan population: 61.09% are White, 33.30% are Black or African American, 0.53% are some other race and 5.08% are multiracial.
- Duncan's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 388 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,549 (90.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Duncan is White with a population of 2,405 (61.09% of the total population).
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Year by year
Duncan's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 4,276 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Duncan's population increased by 492 (18.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Duncan's population increased by 862 (27.01%), 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, Duncan's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,700.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)