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Population in July 2007: 3,039. Population change since 2000: +4.1%
 

Males: 1,324  (46.1%)
Females: 1,546  (53.9%)

Spartanburg County

Median resident age:  27.9 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29334.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,800 (it was $27,974 in 2000)
Duncan  $27,800
South Carolina:  $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,200 (it was $79,800 in 2000)
Duncan  $88,200
South Carolina:  $113,100

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Races in Duncan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (64.0%)
  • Black (30.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Duncan: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.0%), Irish (9.8%), English (5.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), German (2.4%), Dutch (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 3.51 square miles.

Population density: 843 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Duncan

  • High school or higher: 68.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Duncan town

  • Never married: 32.9%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

87 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This town:  3.0%
South Carolina:  2.9%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Duncan, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Duncan to the number of sex offenders is 227 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Duncan:  0.7% ($539)
South Carolina:  0.5% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (18.3 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (91.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (594.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lyman, SC (1.6 miles ), Startex, SC (2.5 miles ), Wellford, SC (2.7 miles ), Reidville, SC (5.3 miles ), Greer, SC (6.2 miles ), Fairmont Mills, SC (7.0 miles ), Inman Mills, SC (7.7 miles ), Inman, SC (8.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.93 N, Longitude: 82.13 W


9 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Area code commonly used in this area: 864

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Population change in the 1990s: +651 (+29.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


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Crime in Duncan by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 20221
    per 100,000 68.10.068.166.933.1
Robberies 37663
    per 100,000 102.1238.9204.4200.699.2
Assaults 2291666
    per 100,000 748.8307.2545.0200.6198.5
Burglaries 1718201913
    per 100,000 578.6614.3681.2635.2430.0
Thefts 9190968177
    per 100,000 3097.33071.73269.82708.12547.1
Auto thefts 111215712
    per 100,000 374.4409.6510.9234.0397.0
Arson N/A1100
    per 100,000 N/A34.134.10.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 176.4) 429.2331.7444.1325.3259.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (13 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.40
US city average:  3.00

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Duncan-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the Duncan town center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 4 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Duncan:
  • ALLEN BENNETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; GREER, SC)
  • HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SIMPSONVILLE, SC)
  • SPARTANBURG HOSP FOR RESTORATIVE CARE (about 13 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Duncan:
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 7 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 44 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Duncan:
  • SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)
  • FAIRVIEW (about 15 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)
  • GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 17 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GMU)

Amtrak station near Duncan:
  • 14 miles: SPARTANBURG (290 MAGNOLIA ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Duncan:
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 13 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
Public high school in Duncan:
  • JAMES F BYRNES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,769; Location: 150 EAST MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Duncan:
  • D R HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 997; Location: 100 ROWE ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • BERRY SHOALS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 780; Location: 300 SHOALS ROAD; Grades: 04 - 06)
  • BEECH SPRINGS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 713; Location: 200 S. DANZLER RD.; Grades: 04 - 06)
  • DUNCAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 592; Location: 100 S DANZLER ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
Private elementary/middle school in Duncan:
  • HAPPY DAY PLAYSKOOL (Students: 53; Location: 100 HIGH ST; Grades: PK - KG)

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Church in Duncan: Fellowship Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Hampton Inn (108 Spartangreen Boulevard), Jameson Inn Duncan (Sj) (1546 East Main Street), Holiday Inn Express (275 Frontage Road), Hampton Inn Suites (108 Spartangreen Boulevard), Days Inn (1386 East Main Street), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (275 Frontage Road), Hampton Inn & Suites Greenville Duncan (108 Spartangreen Boulevard), Quality Inn (1391 East Main Street), Quality Inn South (1391 East Main Street).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.1%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  20.3%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.7%
Whole state:  6.5%

Duncan compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Duncan (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Duncan Branch at 2075 East Main Street, branch established on 1997-06-09; Duncan Branch at 128 West Main Street, branch established on 1964-07-08. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: Duncan Branch at 1537 East Main Street, branch established on 1990-12-04. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • The Palmetto Bank: Duncan Branch at 108 East Main Street, branch established on 1987-02-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,153.9 mil, Deposits: $1,016.4 mil, headquarters in Laurens, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,370$28,4400$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$886
Police Protection - Officers 10$22,747$27,2961$1,138
Firefighters 4$10,147$30,4410$0
Sewerage 2$4,606$27,6360$0
Totals for Government 17$39,870$28,1446$2,024



Duncan government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $150,000
  • Construction - Financial Administration: $28,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $414,000
    Fire Protection: $210,000
    Financial Administration: $181,000
    Parks & Recreation: $129,000
    Water Utilities: $87,000
    Solid Waste Management: $79,000
    Regular Highways: $41,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $57,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $105,000
    Water Utilities: $104,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $120,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $41,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,036,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,027,000
    Industrial Revenue: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $180,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $210,000
    General - Other: $133,000
    Police Protection: $115,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $801,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $304,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $36,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $91,000
  • Tax - Property: $427,000
    NEC: $207,000
    Public Utilities: $77,000
    Other Selective Sales: $69,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $492,000

5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.50%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($244 average AGI)
Spartanburg County:  0.07%
South Carolina average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Greenville County, SC  1.21% ($39,731 average AGI)
from Cherokee County, SC  0.32% ($33,704)
from Union County, SC  0.16% ($28,958)


4.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.68%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($217 average AGI)
Spartanburg County:  0.04%
South Carolina average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Greenville County, SC  1.17% ($35,933 average AGI)
to Cherokee County, SC  0.30% ($24,848)
to Richland County, SC  0.14% ($33,485)


Strongest AM radio stations in Duncan:
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSPA (910 AM; 4 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPJM (800 AM; 1 kW; GREER, SC; Owner: FULL GOSPEL WPJM 800 AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCKI (1300 AM; 1 kW; GREER, SC; Owner: SIRA-PACK RADIO, INC.)
  • WYRD (1330 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Duncan:
  • WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Duncan:
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

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