Duncan is a tiny town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 670 people and just one neighborhood, Duncan is the 157th largest community in Arizona.
Unlike some towns, Duncan isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Duncan are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Duncan is a town of professionals, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Duncan who work in teaching (18.21%), management occupations (16.84%), and maintenance occupations (12.37%).
Duncan’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One downside of living in Duncan is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Duncan, the average commute to work is 35.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Duncan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Duncan are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.26% of adults in Duncan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Duncan in 2022 was $20,874, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,496 for a family of four. However, Duncan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Duncan is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Duncan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duncan residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Duncan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.30% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Duncan include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Duncan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Duncan, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 98.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.2% of all neighborhoods in America, with 33.3% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Danish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Duncan are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 40.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 35.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.8%), and 5.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 85.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (12.5%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Duncan, AZ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (35.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.9%), and residents who report German roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.1%), along with some Spanish ancestry residents (4.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (84.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.