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Duncan, Nebraska downtown 8th Street

DuncanNE

A town of 612.

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Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
612
residents
Typical home
$245K
+2.9% in a year
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
21.6
years
Jobs based here
12
A commuter town
Small town

612 people, and everyone knows the way

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66°
Fog/Mist
H 65° · L 45°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.

85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
85Very high riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Duncan

Most working residents leave Duncan for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (44%), Columbus (8%) and Omaha (7%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Duncan0%
Columbus44%
Columbus8%
Omaha7%
Lakeview4%
10 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Duncan
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Duncan has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–36°
Spring38–62°
Summer62–85°
Fall40–64°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Duncan home is worth about $245K

The typical Duncan home is worth about $245,000, up 2.9% in a year, 13% below the Nebraska typical home.

$245KZillow home value

Typical home value

Duncan$245K
Nebraska$281K
+2.9%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Duncan is

Duncan beats the Nebraska average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
10 better21 too close to call1 worse
What stands outDuncanNE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth6.1%12.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.7%12.3%
More adults who have had cancer9.5%8.3%
Columbus Community Hospital
7.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Duncan for work

Where Duncan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

44% → Columbus Columbus 44% 8% → Columbus Columbus 8% 7% → Omaha Omaha 7% 4% → Lakeview Lakeview 4% 3% → Bismark Bismark 3% 2% → Monroe Monroe 2% Duncan · 0% stay
12jobs based in Duncan
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Duncan, Nebraska downtown 8th Street
2010 · Duncan, Nebraska downtown 8th Street · Wikimedia Commons
Duncan’s story

Duncan in pictures

8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

NEMap-doton-DuncanDucks on a pond, in magnitudeDuncan, Nebraska 01-Post office and Town hall
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About Duncan

Village in Platte County, Nebraska, United States

Duncan is a village in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Duncan had a population of 392.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
392
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,496 ft
ZIP code
68634

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