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Duncan, MS map Population (year 2000): 578. Estimated population in July 2006: 564 (-2.4% change)
 

Males: 270  (46.7%)
Females: 308  (53.3%)

Bolivar County

Median resident age:  33.0 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38740.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $14,200 (it was $14,286 in 2000)
Duncan  $14,200
Mississippi:  $32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $34,300 (it was $33,600 in 2000)
Duncan  $34,300
Mississippi:  $82,700

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Races in Duncan:

  • Black (77.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (19.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (5.4%), German (2.1%), Subsaharan African (1.2%), English (1.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/1890

Elevation: 155 feet

Land area: 0.93 square miles.

Population density: 595 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



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For population 25 years and over in Duncan

  • High school or higher: 40.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Duncan town

  • Never married: 47.3%
  • Now married: 28.9%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

8 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
Mississippi:  1.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Duncan:  0.9% ($287)
Mississippi:  0.6% ($425)
Duncan satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (88.5 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (91.5 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (423.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Alligator, MS (3.7 miles ), Shelby, MS (6.5 miles ), Winstonville, MS (9.0 miles ), Mound Bayou, MS (11.2 miles ), Merigold, MS (14.2 miles ), Gunnison, MS (15.3 miles ), Clarksdale, MS (16.1 miles ), Renova, MS (18.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $156,000
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 34.04 N, Longitude: 90.75 W


56 people in nursing homes

Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+19.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (31%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (19%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Bus drivers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (18%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


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Average climate in Duncan, Mississippi

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Duncan-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 93% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Duncan town center injured 48 people and caused $4 million in damages.

On 2/21/1971, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.4 miles away from the town center killed 47 people and injured 510 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Duncan:
  • NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 15 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS)
  • BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND, MS)
  • NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; RULEVILLE, MS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Duncan:
  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 43 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID: GLH)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 87 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 88 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID: UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Duncan:
  • CLEVELAND MUNI (about 21 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; ID: RNV)
  • FLETCHER FIELD (about 24 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS; ID: CKM)
  • RULEVILLE-DREW (about 25 miles; DREW, MS; ID: M37)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Duncan:
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 80 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 85 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
Public elementary/middle school in Duncan:
  • BROOKS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location: 615 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG - 03)

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Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.6%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  58.6%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  26.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

Duncan compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Water Supply 1$1,200$14,4000$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$797
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$930
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$802
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$576
Financial Administration 0$0 1$709
Totals for Government 1$1,200$14,40010$3,813


Duncan government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $23,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $28,000
    Sewerage: $26,000
    Water Utilities: $26,000
    Welfare - Other: $19,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $149,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $143,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $6,000
    Other, NEC: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $46,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $8,000
    General Support: $5,000
    All Other: $4,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $36,000
    Public Utilities: $9,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $63,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.38%
Mississippi average:  7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Sunflower County, MS  0.73% ($22,220 average AGI)
from Washington County, MS  0.53% ($37,667)
from Shelby County, TN  0.39% ($34,182)


6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,146 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.24%
Mississippi average:  8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Shelby County, TN  0.72% ($20,716 average AGI)
to Sunflower County, MS  0.69% ($24,641)
to Washington County, MS  0.48% ($25,981)


Strongest AM radio stations in Duncan:
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WROX (1450 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WDSK (1410 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCLD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Duncan:
  • WAID (106.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WMJW (107.5 FM; ROSEDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WKDJ-FM (96.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WDFX (98.3 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WWUN-FM (101.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WKXY (92.1 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: CLARKSDALE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCLD-FM (103.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Duncan:
  • WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W41BV (Channel 41; GRENADA, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WHCQ-LP (Channel 8; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)
  • WPRQ-LP (Channel 12; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)

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