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Laurel Hill township, Scotland County, NC

3,337 Population
80.6 square miles 41.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Scotland County: 38.7 ±0.6
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,220 ±$4,287 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Scotland County: $28,395 ±$2,504
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,508 ±$8,142 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Scotland County: $45,730 ±$3,850
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.6% ±7.4% (788  ±279) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Scotland County: 25.8% 8,068 (±2.1% / ±644)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.8 minutes ±6.8 (36,665  ±11,663) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Scotland County: 25.1 287,505 (±2 / ±25,957)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,227 ±164 Number of households
  • Scotland County: 12,580 ±200
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (3,337  ±549) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Scotland County: 2.5 31,314 (±0 / ±105)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3% ±2.4% (23  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Scotland County: 6.2% † 434 (±2% / ±141)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,405 ±168 Number of housing units
  • Scotland County: 14,441 ±66
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$92,900 ±$28,946 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Scotland County: $114,900 ±$5,389
  • about one-third of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.4% ±7.4% (439  ±251.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Scotland County: 10.3% † 3,416 (±1.7% / ±570.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.3% ±18.6% (1,871  ±273.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Scotland County: 83.2% 18,852 (±3.1% / ±708.2)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.3% ±4.3% (302  ±102.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Scotland County: 16.7% 3,772 (±1.5% / ±343.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.5% ±3.1% (150  ±105) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Scotland County: 3.5% 1,170
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5% ±2.1% (123  ±54) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Scotland County: 7% † 1,796 (±0.8% / ±200)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
123 Total veterans ±54 97 Male ±42 26 Female ±24

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