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Scotland County, NC

34,345 Population
319.1 square miles 107.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$23,230 ±$1,944 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $34,209 ±$175
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$39,866 ±$2,523 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $60,516 ±$353
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

26.1% ±2.4% (8,429  ±796) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 13.7% 1,379,672 (±0.2% / ±18,811)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

23.3 minutes ±1.4 (272,245  ±20,390) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

12,214 ±292 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,034,684 ±9,031
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.7 ±0.1 (32,351  ±378) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,103,771 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

5% ±1.6% (366  ±120) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 124,231 (±0.1% / ±2,985)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

14,445 ±175 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,673,933 ±548
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$89,600 ±$4,468 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $197,500 ±$750
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

12.7% ±1.9% (4,328  ±651.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 14.1% 1,450,883 (±0.1% / ±14,334)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

81.3% ±3.1% (18,841  ±715.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89% 6,308,190 (±0.3% / ±20,630.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
15.3% ±1.5% (3,554  ±338.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 33% 2,339,163 (±0.2% / ±12,758.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

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

2.7% ±0.4% (933  ±126) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 845,983 (±0.1% / ±7,686)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

7.3% ±0.8% (1,918  ±211) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8% 637,790 (±0.1% / ±6,230)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
1,918 Total veterans ±211 1,793 Male ±199 125 Female ±50

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