Scotland County, North Carolina Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Scotland County, North Carolina, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Scotland County, North Carolina. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Scotland County, North Carolina. The estimated population of Scotland County, North Carolina is 34,345 people, with a median age of 38.9.

We can look at the total population in Scotland County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
34,345
 -1.65% -3.10%
2020
34,921
 -0.44% -
2019
35,076
 -0.53% -
2018
35,262
 -0.52% -
2017
35,445
 - -

Population of Scotland County, North Carolina by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
41.7%
43.9%
 -5.01%
Black/African American
38.5%
38.6%
 -0.26%
Native
12.4%
11.1%
 +11.71%
Hispanic
3.3%
2.8%
 +17.86%
Asian
1%
0.7%
 +42.86%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.6%
2.7%
 -3.70%
Other
0.4%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Scotland County, North Carolina by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.9 -0.51% 37.4 0% 40.5 -0.74%
2020 39.1 -0.51% 37.4 -0.27% 40.8 -0.73%
2019 39.3 -0.25% 37.5 -0.79% 41.1 +0.74%
2018 39.4 +0.25% 37.8 +1.89% 40.8 -0.73%
2017 39.3 - 37.1 - 41.1 -

The median age of Scotland County, North Carolina gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,261 -4.25% 2,335 +2.66% 2,161 2,394
10 to 19 2,525 -11.11% 2,148 -7.48% 2,256 1,990
20 to 29 2,391 -0.18% 2,246 +3.92% 2,386 2,334
30 to 39 2,148 -0.39% 1,964 -4.74% 2,139 1,860
40 to 49 2,349 -6.41% 2,183 -13.79% 2,201 1,891
50 to 59 2,151 -2.04% 2,498 -11.69% 2,107 2,217
60 to 69 2,241 -6.04% 2,352 +6.97% 2,108 2,516
70+ 1,480 +9.62% 2,173 -0.33% 1,624 2,161

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Scotland County, North Carolina is $39,866.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Scotland County.

  • Under 25
    $41,472.00
  • 25 to 44
    $41,162.00
  • 45 to 64
    $49,113.00
  • 65 and over
    $30,267.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Scotland County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Scotland County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Scotland County, North Carolina is currently $56,645.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.20% of households in Scotland County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Scotland County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    34.38%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    25.75%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.57%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.36%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    9.12%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1.62%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.20%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Scotland County is $23,230.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Scotland County by the total population of Scotland County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Scotland County, North Carolina, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Scotland County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    8.13%
  • Bachelor's degree
    19.88%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.57%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    56.70%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.72%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Scotland County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Scotland County over the age of 16 is 27,075.

Of those people, a total of 52.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Scotland County is 46.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,531 36.60% 19.30%
20 to 24 years 2,379 68.60% 19.40%
25 to 29 years 2,341 78.40% 17.60%
30 to 34 years 2,036 74.40% 19.90%
35 to 44 years 3,915 70.50% 9.80%
45 to 54 years 4,179 64.30% 4.00%
55 to 59 years 2,285 62.00% 5.30%
60 to 64 years 2,298 45.20% 6.00%
65 to 74 years 3,721 18.10% 5.80%
75 years and over 2,390 3.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Scotland County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 12,290 49.50% 8.60%
Black or African American 10,292 50.70% 16.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,130 62.50% 10.60%
Asian 354 79.10% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 11 0.00% 0.00%
Other 400 73.30% 3.10%
Two or more races 598 60.90% 3.80%
Hispanic or Latino 688 60.30% 1.20%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,124 49.80% 8.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Scotland County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Scotland County is 12,589, with median earnings of $32,429.00.

Women in Scotland County, North Carolina earning approximately 70.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 12,589 $32,429.00
Male 6,457 $36,814.00
Female 6,132 $26,016.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,041 $45,417.00
Business and Financial 273 $43,628.00
Computer and Mathematical 112 $56,250.00
Architecture and Engineering 71 $62,321.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 70 $54,537.00
Community and Social Service 192 $35,968.00
Legal 16 $0.00
Educational and Library 874 $48,792.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 147 $34,813.00
Healthcare Practitioners 511 $55,956.00
Healthcare Support 581 $22,140.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 125 $25,972.00
Law Enforcement 196 $44,146.00
Food Preparation and Serving 793 $11,697.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 692 $13,894.00
Personal Care and Service 216 $14,821.00
Sales 1,223 $21,992.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,047 $29,248.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 149 $40,679.00
Construction and Extraction 347 $21,157.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 468 $48,587.00
Production 1,854 $33,184.00
Transportation and Material Moving 783 $37,391.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 448 $59,444.00 593 $32,804.00
Business and Financial 117 $59,732.00 156 $34,828.00
Computer and Mathematical 81 $75,950.00 31 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 53 $67,813.00 18 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 41 $168,029.00 29 $0.00
Community and Social Service 65 $14,962.00 127 $36,510.00
Legal 0 $0.00 16 $0.00
Educational and Library 145 $59,861.00 729 $43,618.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 73 $33,438.00 74 $53,864.00
Healthcare Practitioners 95 $96,563.00 416 $46,136.00
Healthcare Support 105 $34,250.00 476 $20,636.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 51 $21,607.00 74 $26,667.00
Law Enforcement 159 $43,506.00 37 $48,150.00
Food Preparation and Serving 332 $26,000.00 461 $9,219.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 467 $16,450.00 225 $9,135.00
Personal Care and Service 85 $14,732.00 131 $14,911.00
Sales 495 $40,250.00 728 $17,816.00
Office and Administrative Support 175 $36,164.00 872 $28,389.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 148 $40,643.00 1 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 332 $21,852.00 15 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 462 $48,913.00 6 $0.00
Production 1,234 $37,703.00 620 $22,917.00
Transportation and Material Moving 708 $37,148.00 75 $48,087.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 12,214 households in Scotland County, with an average household size of 2.65 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,686 families in Scotland County with an average family size of 3.35 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,489 607 2,590 4,528
Average Household Size 3.3 3.42 3.84 1.23
Total Families 4,489 607 2,590 0
Average Household Size 3.23 3.04 3.62 0

Poverty

Of the 7,686 families in Scotland County, 21.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Scotland County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 14,445 housing units in Scotland County, North Carolina.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 12,214 84.56%
Vacant 2,231 15.44%

29.50% of the total 14,445 housing units in Scotland County are rental units. This is approximately 4,261 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 7,254 are occupied by the owner - or 50.22% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Scotland County is $692.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Scotland County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    699
  • Less than $500
    991
  • $500 to $999
    2,717
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    440
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    63
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    16
  • $3,000 or more
    34

Property Value

The median value of a property in Scotland County is $89,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Scotland County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,515
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    2,463
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,603
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    658
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    665
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    275
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    44
  • $1,000,000 or more
    31

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Scotland County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Scotland County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    890
  • 1940 to 1949
    706
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,242
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,826
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,603
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,643
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,697
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,230
  • 2010 to 2013
    608
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Scotland County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,348
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,357
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,914
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,595

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Scotland County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Scotland County that commute to work in a particular way.

23.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Scotland County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    329
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,381
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,058
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,124
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,759
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    821
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,006
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    429
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    434
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    574
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    442
  • 90 or more minutes
    316

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Scotland County, North Carolina in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Scotland County, North Carolina

We have data for 12 places in Scotland County, North Carolina. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.