Scotland County, North Carolina

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,353
Median household income: $43,500
Median home value: $109,900

Scotland County, North Carolina counts 34,353 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $43,500 runs below the North Carolina figure of $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Scotland County's population declined 2.1% from 35,076 to 34,353, while its median household income rose 16.8% from $37,238 to $43,500.

The median gross rent is $766. 14.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,353
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $43,500
Median home value: $109,900
Median gross rent: $766
Housing units: 14,421
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,07634,353

Median household income

$37,238$43,500

Median home value

$85,500$109,900

Median gross rent

$674$766

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,076	$37,238	$85,500	$674
2020	34,921	$35,936	$87,600	$662
2021	34,345	$39,866	$89,600	$692
2022	34,222	$41,948	$99,900	$736
2023	34,353	$43,500	$109,900	$766

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,189	6.4%
5 to 17	5,545	16.1%
18 to 24	3,293	9.6%
25 to 34	4,591	13.4%
35 to 44	4,107	12.0%
45 to 54	4,114	12.0%
55 to 64	4,380	12.7%
65 to 74	3,716	10.8%
75 and over	2,418	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,946	40.6%
Black or African American	12,966	37.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,818	11.1%
Asian	348	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	297	0.9%
Two or more races	1,706	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,272	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,115	17.6%
High school graduate	8,413	36.1%
Some college or associate's	7,343	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,174	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,281	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,300	81.4%
Carpooled	1,486	11.7%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	135	1.1%
Bicycle	16	0.1%
Worked from home	556	4.4%
Other means	155	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,050	33.5%
15 to 29 min	4,502	37.2%
30 to 44 min	2,155	17.8%
45 to 59 min	699	5.8%
60+ min	698	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 26.6% (8,544 of 32,159)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,858	63.5%
Nonfamily households	4,518	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,376	85.8%
Vacant	2,045	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,288	58.9%
Renter-occupied	5,088	41.1%

1-unit, detached56.8%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other27.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,187	56.8%
1-unit, attached	149	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1,164	8.1%
5 to 19 units	713	4.9%
20 or more units	227	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3,981	27.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 37165
State: North Carolina
Land area: 319 sq mi
Water area: 1.48 sq mi
Center point: 34.8400, -79.4773