Brunson vs Scotia

A side-by-side comparison of Brunson and Scotia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brunson has the higher population (457 vs 126 in Scotia). Since 2019, Brunson's population has grown faster (-17.7% vs -59.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Brunson	Scotia
Population	457	126
Median age	46.0 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,391	—
Median home value	$102,700	—
Median gross rent	$922	—
Housing units	244	67
Homeownership rate	61.1%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunson	Scotia
Population	555 → 457 (-17.7%)	307 → 126 (-59.0%)
Median household income	$34,511 → $37,391 (+8.3%)	$27,375 → $25,500 (-6.8%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,700 (+42.0%)	$83,900 → $92,100 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $922 (+39.1%)	—

Brunson

Population

555457

Median household income

$34,511$37,391

Median home value

$72,300$102,700

Median gross rent

$663$922

Scotia

Population

307126

Median household income

$27,375$25,500

Median home value

$83,900$92,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brunson	Scotia
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	11.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	9.6%	18.3%
45 to 54	16.4%	17.5%
55 to 64	14.2%	5.6%
65 to 74	16.2%	15.9%
75 and over	5.3%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunson	Scotia
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	3.2%
Black or African American	32.2%	96.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunson	Scotia
No high school diploma	23.0%	12.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	67.0%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	6.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunson	Scotia
Drove alone	84.3%	87.5%
Carpooled	14.2%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunson	Scotia
1-unit, detached	73.8%	34.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	65.7%

Poverty & households

	Brunson	Scotia
Poverty rate	24.3%	15.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	37	48
Median year structure built	1970	1990