Gifford vs Scotia

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

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

Gifford has the higher population (200 vs 126 in Scotia). Since 2019, Gifford's population has grown faster (-24.8% vs -59.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Gifford	Scotia
Population	200	126
Median age	37.5 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$29,583	—
Median home value	$91,900	—
Median gross rent	$664	—
Housing units	103	67
Homeownership rate	67.9%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gifford	Scotia
Population	266 → 200 (-24.8%)	307 → 126 (-59.0%)
Median household income	$27,014 → $29,583 (+9.5%)	$27,375 → $25,500 (-6.8%)
Median home value	$46,900 → $91,900 (+95.9%)	$83,900 → $92,100 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $664 (-3.6%)	—

Gifford

Population

266200

Median household income

$27,014$29,583

Median home value

$46,900$91,900

Median gross rent

$689$664

Scotia

Population

307126

Median household income

$27,375$25,500

Median home value

$83,900$92,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gifford	Scotia
Under 5	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.0%	11.1%
18 to 24	4.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	31.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	18.3%
45 to 54	4.0%	17.5%
55 to 64	11.0%	5.6%
65 to 74	11.0%	15.9%
75 and over	15.5%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gifford	Scotia
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.2%
Black or African American	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gifford	Scotia
No high school diploma	48.5%	12.0%
High school graduate	32.7%	67.0%
Some college or associate's	7.9%	6.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gifford	Scotia
Drove alone	65.4%	87.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	12.5%
Public transit	4.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	0.0%
Other means	7.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gifford	Scotia
1-unit, detached	69.9%	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	30.1%	65.7%

Poverty & households

	Gifford	Scotia
Poverty rate	17.5%	15.9%
Average household size	2.47	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	—	48
Median year structure built	1984	1990