Scotia vs Yemassee

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

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

Yemassee has the higher population (1,007 vs 126 in Scotia). Since 2019, Yemassee's population has grown faster (+2.9% vs -59.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Scotia	Yemassee
Population	126	1,007
Median age	47.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,923
Median home value	—	$169,800
Median gross rent	—	$736
Housing units	67	568
Homeownership rate	93.8%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scotia	Yemassee
Population	307 → 126 (-59.0%)	979 → 1,007 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$27,375 → $25,500 (-6.8%)	$38,370 → $36,923 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$83,900 → $92,100 (+9.8%)	$98,100 → $169,800 (+73.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$474 → $736 (+55.3%)

Scotia

Population

307126

Median household income

$27,375$25,500

Median home value

$83,900$92,100

Yemassee

Population

9791,007

Median household income

$38,370$36,923

Median home value

$98,100$169,800

Median gross rent

$474$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scotia	Yemassee
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.1%	12.4%
18 to 24	9.5%	9.7%
25 to 34	9.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	18.3%	14.0%
45 to 54	17.5%	7.2%
55 to 64	5.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	15.9%	12.4%
75 and over	12.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scotia	Yemassee
White (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	32.3%
Black or African American	96.8%	61.7%
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%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scotia	Yemassee
No high school diploma	12.0%	15.2%
High school graduate	67.0%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	6.0%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scotia	Yemassee
Drove alone	87.5%	72.5%
Carpooled	12.5%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scotia	Yemassee
1-unit, detached	34.3%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	65.7%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Scotia	Yemassee
Poverty rate	15.9%	31.4%
Average household size	2.63	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	48	31
Median year structure built	1990	1990