McRae-Helena vs Scotland

A side-by-side comparison of McRae-Helena and Scotland: population, income, housing, and more.

McRae-Helena and Scotland are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McRae-Helena has the higher population (5,959 vs 253 in Scotland). Scotland has the higher median household income ($59,750 vs $51,296 in McRae-Helena). Since 2019, McRae-Helena's population has grown faster (-29.1% vs -35.8%).

Population, income & housing

	McRae-Helena	Scotland
Population	5,959	253
Median age	36.8 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,296	$59,750
Median home value	$111,800	—
Median gross rent	$606	—
Housing units	1,774	108
Homeownership rate	61.2%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McRae-Helena	Scotland
Population	8,409 → 5,959 (-29.1%)	394 → 253 (-35.8%)
Median household income	$28,155 → $51,296 (+82.2%)	$34,286 → $59,750 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$65,900 → $111,800 (+69.7%)	$61,900 → $116,300 (+87.9%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $606 (+1.7%)	$498 → $527 (+5.8%)

McRae-Helena

Population

8,4095,959

Median household income

$28,155$51,296

Median home value

$65,900$111,800

Median gross rent

$596$606

Scotland

Population

394253

Median household income

$34,286$59,750

Median home value

$61,900$116,300

Median gross rent

$498$527

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McRae-Helena	Scotland
Under 5	4.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	19.0%	34.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	1.2%
25 to 34	17.3%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	9.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.5%
75 and over	6.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McRae-Helena	Scotland
White (non-Hispanic)	42.6%	95.3%
Black or African American	37.4%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McRae-Helena	Scotland
No high school diploma	25.0%	10.5%
High school graduate	45.7%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McRae-Helena	Scotland
Drove alone	89.4%	77.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McRae-Helena	Scotland
1-unit, detached	70.2%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	McRae-Helena	Scotland
Poverty rate	37.7%	5.1%
Average household size	3.27	3.67
Mean commute (minutes)	20	42
Median year structure built	1972	1979