City safety & data profile

DuncanOK

Duncan, OK is a 23K-resident city in Stephens County with a median household income of $58,054.

Stephens County, Oklahoma. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Duncan, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Duncan has a population larger than 52% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $131,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

23K
Population (place)
Top 48%
By size
$58,054
Median income (place)
$131,500
Median home (place)
20.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Duncan

Duncan posts a median household income higher than 19% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Duncan area.

Bottom 20%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Duncan

Where Duncan income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$58,054 Bottom 19% higher than 19% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Duncan $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OK

Population among 43 OK places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Oklahoma City is the largest OK city on this list; Jenks leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OK

Median household income among the same 43-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Jenks posts the highest place-level median income in OK; Oklahoma City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Duncan, OK beyond the headline numbers

Duncan sits inside Stephens County, Oklahoma, at roughly 34.50°N, -97.96°W. Population 23,231, $58,054 median household income. Median home value $131,500, median rent $896. Poverty rate 20.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Duncan, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

20.5% of Duncan, OK residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Duncan runs about 2.3 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 5.3% of Duncan workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 9.2% in Duncan, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Duncan from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
23,231
Duncan · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$58,054
-35% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$131,500
-68% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Stephens County): Duncan's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
44K-3%
Median Income
$61,620+40%
Median Home Value
$145,300+63%
Poverty Rate
18%+23%
Unemployment
5.2%-34%

Economics

Economics indicators for Duncan, OK
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$896/mo
Poverty Rate
20.5% +65% vs avg
Unemployment 6.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 20.2%
Work From Home 5.3%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 77.3%
African American 2.4%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 7.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
44.5%
Obesity
39.7%
Physical Inactivity
36.1%
Short Sleep Duration
34.9%
Current Smoking
19.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.9%
Diabetes
14.9%
Binge Drinking
13%
Lack of Health Insurance
12.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 53%
Annual Checkup 79.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
12%
Coronary Heart Disease
9.2%
Stroke
4.7%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
DUNCAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC
DUNCAN · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Duncan?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Duncan right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OK-DUNCAN · Duncan

Duncan: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Duncan; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Oklahoma state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Duncan, OK?
Duncan, OK has a population of 23,231 people, located in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
What is the median household income in Duncan?
The median household income in Duncan, OK is $58,054 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 20.5%.
What is the median home value in Duncan?
The median home value in Duncan, OK is $131,500. Median rent is $896/month.
What are the top health concerns in Duncan?
The top health indicators in Duncan include High Blood Pressure (44.5%), Obesity (39.7%), Physical Inactivity (36.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Duncan?
Duncan has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Duncan?
The median age in Duncan, OK is 39.9 years. 20.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Duncan, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OK (20.5% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OK ($58,054 here).

Compare Duncan with another city

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Using Duncan's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Duncan area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Duncan against Oklahoma peers on any ranking lens. Explore Oklahoma

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Stephens County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.