Scotland Neck vs South Rosemary

A side-by-side comparison of Scotland Neck and South Rosemary: population, income, housing, and more.

Scotland Neck and South Rosemary are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Rosemary has the higher population (2,522 vs 2,087 in Scotland Neck). South Rosemary has the higher median household income ($43,478 vs $18,202 in Scotland Neck). South Rosemary has the higher median home value ($84,100 vs $76,100 in Scotland Neck).

Population, income & housing

	Scotland Neck	South Rosemary
Population	2,087	2,522
Median age	48.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$18,202	$43,478
Median home value	$76,100	$84,100
Median gross rent	$557	$920
Housing units	1,328	1,354
Homeownership rate	43.8%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scotland Neck	South Rosemary
Population	1,421 → 2,087 (+46.9%)	2,747 → 2,522 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$25,938 → $18,202 (-29.8%)	$29,785 → $43,478 (+46.0%)
Median home value	$76,900 → $76,100 (-1.0%)	$88,200 → $84,100 (-4.6%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $557 (-17.1%)	$723 → $920 (+27.2%)

Scotland Neck

Population

1,4212,087

Median household income

$25,938$18,202

Median home value

$76,900$76,100

Median gross rent

$672$557

South Rosemary

Population

2,7472,522

Median household income

$29,785$43,478

Median home value

$88,200$84,100

Median gross rent

$723$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scotland Neck	South Rosemary
Under 5	3.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	13.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.1%
25 to 34	8.0%	21.6%
35 to 44	18.9%	5.8%
45 to 54	6.7%	16.5%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.4%	13.2%
75 and over	15.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scotland Neck	South Rosemary
White (non-Hispanic)	26.9%	31.8%
Black or African American	71.6%	64.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scotland Neck	South Rosemary
No high school diploma	26.4%	26.4%
High school graduate	37.8%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scotland Neck	South Rosemary
Drove alone	73.1%	71.3%
Carpooled	14.6%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	22.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scotland Neck	South Rosemary
1-unit, detached	70.3%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	42.8%

Poverty & households

	Scotland Neck	South Rosemary
Poverty rate	47.7%	27.3%
Average household size	1.91	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	38	19
Median year structure built	1959	1983