COMPARING TWO PLACES
Duncan vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Duncan, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Duncan is 98% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $13,609 higher. Duncan has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs -2%).
DUNCANNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population4,675231,013−98% vs Norfolk
Population density7464,336−3,591
Population growth27.0%-2.0%+29.0 pts
Median age34.432.7+1.7
Male55.1%50.7%+4.4 pts
Female44.9%49.3%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born8.7%7.9%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.0%41.2%+12.8 pts
Black32.6%38.9%−6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%10.1%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Other3.1%6.1%−3.0 pts
Median household income$52,500$66,109−$13,609
Per capita income$37,672$39,457−$1,785
Poverty rate12.4%16.5%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.474Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%33.5%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree7.9%14.1%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%5.7%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation72.8%69.8%+3.0 pts
Median home value$211,400$289,900−$78,500
Median gross rent$1,032$1,321−$289
Owner-occupied56.7%46.3%+10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%8.3%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households35.4%52.8%−17.5 pts
Average commute28.123.0+5.1
Worked from home1.4%10.2%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured12.9%9.1%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025