Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Scotland County, NC

34,222 Population
319.1 square miles 107.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

39 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$24,464 ±$1,977 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $37,641 ±$188
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$41,948 ±$2,917 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $66,186 ±$380
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

26.1% ±2.2% (8,360  ±711) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,357,418 (±0.2% / ±16,053)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

24.4 minutes ±1.2 (283,150  ±19,364) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

12,224 ±202 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,105,232 ±9,448
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.6 ±0 (32,048  ±104) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,194,060
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

5.9% ±1.8% (412  ±129) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5% 124,491 (±0.1% / ±2,970)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

14,422 ±72 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,739,881 ±700
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$99,900 ±$5,199 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $234,900 ±$736
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

12.1% ±2% (4,095  ±,681.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.8% 1,427,662 (±0.1% / ±14,920.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

82.2% ±3.1% (19,070  ±,725.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89.4% 6,413,973 (±0.3% / ±21,679.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
14.5% ±1.4% (3,356  ±,332.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 33.9% 2,428,890 (±0.2% / ±13,343.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

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

2.2% (748  ±193) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 8.3% 867,946
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

6.7% ±0.8% (1,777  ±205) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 632,989 (±0.1% / ±5,065)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
1,777 Total veterans ±205 1,662 Male ±198 115 Female ±62

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.