Duncan is a tiny town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 817 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Duncan is the 131st largest community in Arizona.

When you are in Duncan, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 51.5% of Duncan's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Duncan is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Duncan who work in office and administrative support jobs (6.57%), law enforcement and fire fighting (5.84%), and teaching (5.47%).

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 33.11 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.

Duncan Information and Demographics

In Duncan, just 9.84% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Duncan in 2000 was $13,642, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,568 for a family of four.

Duncan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Duncan home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Duncan is White, followed by African-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 36.23% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Duncan include English, German, Irish, Italian, Swedish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Duncan is English. Some people also speak Spanish.