Archer City vs Scotland

A side-by-side comparison of Archer City and Scotland: population, income, housing, and more.

Archer City and Scotland are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Archer City has the higher population (1,453 vs 607 in Scotland). Scotland has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $58,607 in Archer City). Scotland has the higher median home value ($135,300 vs $125,600 in Archer City).

Population, income & housing

	Archer City	Scotland
Population	1,453	607
Median age	43.0 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,607	$77,500
Median home value	$125,600	$135,300
Median gross rent	$496	$935
Housing units	749	212
Homeownership rate	78.5%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer City	Scotland
Population	1,838 → 1,453 (-20.9%)	463 → 607 (+31.1%)
Median household income	$39,583 → $58,607 (+48.1%)	$53,750 → $77,500 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$74,200 → $125,600 (+69.3%)	$90,000 → $135,300 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $496 (-11.6%)	$653 → $935 (+43.2%)

Archer City

Population

1,8381,453

Median household income

$39,583$58,607

Median home value

$74,200$125,600

Median gross rent

$561$496

Scotland

Population

463607

Median household income

$53,750$77,500

Median home value

$90,000$135,300

Median gross rent

$653$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer City	Scotland
Under 5	5.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.9%	22.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	12.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	23.6%
35 to 44	8.1%	5.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	7.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	6.4%
75 and over	8.7%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer City	Scotland
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	9.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer City	Scotland
No high school diploma	11.1%	2.8%
High school graduate	44.7%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer City	Scotland
Drove alone	92.5%	86.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer City	Scotland
1-unit, detached	83.7%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	25.5%

Poverty & households

	Archer City	Scotland
Poverty rate	19.2%	9.6%
Average household size	2.24	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1964	1975