Gibson vs Scotch Meadows

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson and Scotch Meadows: population, income, housing, and more.

Gibson and Scotch Meadows are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gibson has the higher population (752 vs 506 in Scotch Meadows). Scotch Meadows has the higher median household income ($110,694 vs $27,649 in Gibson). Scotch Meadows has the higher median home value ($233,000 vs $75,000 in Gibson).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Scotch Meadows
Population	752	506
Median age	30.1 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$27,649	$110,694
Median home value	$75,000	$233,000
Median gross rent	$752	—
Housing units	311	161
Homeownership rate	33.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	23.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Scotch Meadows
Population	471 → 752 (+59.7%)	481 → 506 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$26,354 → $27,649 (+4.9%)	$76,932 → $110,694 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $75,000 (+15.4%)	$181,200 → $233,000 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $752 (+37.5%)	—

Gibson

Population

471752

Median household income

$26,354$27,649

Median home value

$65,000$75,000

Median gross rent

$547$752

Scotch Meadows

Population

481506

Median household income

$76,932$110,694

Median home value

$181,200$233,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Scotch Meadows
Under 5	14.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	22.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	6.9%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	8.0%	16.4%
65 to 74	5.5%	10.5%
75 and over	5.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Scotch Meadows
White (non-Hispanic)	24.1%	68.4%
Black or African American	61.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.4%	15.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	15.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Scotch Meadows
No high school diploma	21.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.7%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Scotch Meadows
Drove alone	91.2%	75.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Scotch Meadows
1-unit, detached	32.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Scotch Meadows
Poverty rate	49.3%	11.5%
Average household size	2.58	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1983	1984