Scotland Neck

Population: 2,087
Median household income: $18,202
Median home value: $76,100

Scotland Neck is a community in Halifax County, North Carolina, home to 2,087 residents. At $18,202, its median household income sits below Halifax County's $45,071.

From 2019 to 2023, Scotland Neck's population grew 46.9% from 1,421 to 2,087, while its median home value fell 1.0% from $76,900 to $76,100.

The typical home was built around 1959. 47.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,087
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $18,202
Median home value: $76,100
Median gross rent: $557
Housing units: 1,328
Homeownership rate: 43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4212,087

Median household income

$25,938$18,202

Median home value

$76,900$76,100

Median gross rent

$672$557

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,421	$25,938	$76,900	$672
2020	1,770	$15,404	$65,900	$474
2021	2,033	$15,985	$63,300	$520
2022	1,861	$17,271	$68,100	$487
2023	2,087	$18,202	$76,100	$557

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4418.9%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over15.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	3.3%
5 to 17	278	13.3%
18 to 24	99	4.7%
25 to 34	167	8.0%
35 to 44	395	18.9%
45 to 54	139	6.7%
55 to 64	339	16.2%
65 to 74	279	13.4%
75 and over	322	15.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	561	26.9%
Black or African American	1,495	71.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.4%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	434	26.4%
High school graduate	620	37.8%
Some college or associate's	354	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	131	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	102	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	440	73.1%
Carpooled	88	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	7.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	130	23.3%
15 to 29 min	43	7.7%
30 to 44 min	208	37.3%
45 to 59 min	63	11.3%
60+ min	114	20.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 47.7% (973 of 2,040)

	Count	Share
Family households	373	35.0%
Nonfamily households	693	65.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,066	80.3%
Vacant	262	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	467	43.8%
Renter-occupied	599	56.2%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	933	70.3%
1-unit, attached	57	4.3%
2 to 4 units	204	15.4%
5 to 19 units	23	1.7%
20 or more units	50	3.8%
Mobile home & other	61	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3759780
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1308, -77.4214