Duncan's Livability
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B
Affordability -
B
Housing -
C+
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B-
Commute -
B-
Education -
B
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Duncan, WV
Duncan, WV is located in Jackson County in the state of West Virginia.
The total City Population for Duncan is about 1,071 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $143,900, which is roughly 34% higher than the Average Home Value of $94,810 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 34% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $67,454, which is roughly 40% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,347 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 4% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.47Male Population Estimate: 50.5%
Female Population Estimate: 49.5%
Median Age: 44.6
Male Median Age: 44.7
Female Median Age: 44.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:0.8%
Asian:0.6%
Indian:0.4%
Hispanic:0.1%
Other:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Joe Manchin](/assets/images/politicians/senators/joe_manchin.jpg)
![Shelley Moore Capito](/assets/images/politicians/senators/shelley_moore_capito.jpg)
![Jim Justice](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jim_justice.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 23.74%
Libertarian: 1.27%
Green: 0.27%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Duncan specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Jackson County: About 5.2 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2016)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Jackson County: About 305.777 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Jackson County is about 24% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 6% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
West Virginia is ranked #33 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 33.11 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 37.99The average living wage for the state of West Virginia is $30/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives West Virginia a minimum wage score of 38.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.62/hr, which gives West Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 9.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for West Virginia is $192.50, resulting in a UI benefit score of 40.09 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X West Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ West Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X West Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X West Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X West Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X West Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X West Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X West Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ West Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ West Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X West Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X West Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ West Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ West Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ West Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X West Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Blue Goose, WV ( 8.74 mi. )
- Lynncamp, WV ( 8.74 mi. )
- Somervlle Frk, WV ( 8.74 mi. )
- Sommerville Fork, WV ( 8.74 mi. )
- Gay, WV ( 9.20 mi. )
- Ripley, WV ( 9.26 mi. )
- Ravenswood, WV ( 10.77 mi. )
- Two Run, WV ( 10.87 mi. )
- Statts Mills, WV ( 11.71 mi. )
- Sherman, WV ( 11.83 mi. )
- Rockport, WV ( 11.88 mi. )
- Fairplain, WV ( 12.01 mi. )
- Evans, WV ( 12.46 mi. )
- Portland, OH ( 12.68 mi. )
- Hughes River, WV ( 13.49 mi. )
- Limestone Hill, WV ( 13.49 mi. )
- Limestone Hl, WV ( 13.49 mi. )
- Spring Valley, WV ( 13.49 mi. )
- Standing Stone, WV ( 13.49 mi. )
- Stndg Stone, WV ( 13.49 mi. )
- Cottageville, WV ( 13.70 mi. )
- Spencer, WV ( 13.73 mi. )
- Sanoma, WV ( 14.03 mi. )
- Elizabeth, WV ( 14.45 mi. )
- Given, WV ( 14.48 mi. )
- Millwood, WV ( 15.56 mi. )
- Harmony, WV ( 15.80 mi. )
- Gandeeville, WV ( 16.23 mi. )
- Kenna, WV ( 16.31 mi. )
- Creston, WV ( 16.53 mi. )
- Mount Alto, WV ( 16.59 mi. )
- Kentuck, WV ( 17.10 mi. )
- Murraysville, WV ( 17.37 mi. )
- Belleville, WV ( 17.58 mi. )
- Long Bottom, OH ( 17.69 mi. )
- Reedsville, OH ( 17.75 mi. )
- Newark, WV ( 18.01 mi. )
- Racine, OH ( 18.68 mi. )
- Annamoriah, WV ( 18.79 mi. )
- Letart, WV ( 19.35 mi. )
- Grimms Lndg, WV ( 19.69 mi. )
- Mineral Wells, WV ( 19.97 mi. )
- Advent, WV ( 20.21 mi. )
- Walton, WV ( 20.42 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 25252Latitude: 38.902900
Longitude: -81.573500
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 805.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 304