Scotland Neck vs South Weldon

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

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

Scotland Neck has the higher population (2,087 vs 688 in South Weldon). South Weldon has the higher median household income ($19,250 vs $18,202 in Scotland Neck). Scotland Neck has the higher median home value ($76,100 vs $68,300 in South Weldon).

Population, income & housing

	Scotland Neck	South Weldon
Population	2,087	688
Median age	48.6 yrs	25.5 yrs
Median household income	$18,202	$19,250
Median home value	$76,100	$68,300
Median gross rent	$557	$484
Housing units	1,328	337
Homeownership rate	43.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	22.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scotland Neck	South Weldon
Population	1,421 → 2,087 (+46.9%)	840 → 688 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$25,938 → $18,202 (-29.8%)	$25,909 → $19,250 (-25.7%)
Median home value	$76,900 → $76,100 (-1.0%)	$59,100 → $68,300 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $557 (-17.1%)	$541 → $484 (-10.5%)

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 Weldon

Population

840688

Median household income

$25,909$19,250

Median home value

$59,100$68,300

Median gross rent

$541$484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scotland Neck	South Weldon
Under 5	3.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	31.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	10.8%
25 to 34	8.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	18.9%	18.6%
45 to 54	6.7%	5.1%
55 to 64	16.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	13.4%	5.2%
75 and over	15.4%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scotland Neck	South Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	26.9%	4.4%
Black or African American	71.6%	92.7%
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%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scotland Neck	South Weldon
No high school diploma	26.4%	19.9%
High school graduate	37.8%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scotland Neck	South Weldon
Drove alone	73.1%	86.5%
Carpooled	14.6%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scotland Neck	South Weldon
1-unit, detached	70.3%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Scotland Neck	South Weldon
Poverty rate	47.7%	68.8%
Average household size	1.91	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	38	—
Median year structure built	1959	1961