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Scotland County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Scotland County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Scotland County's economy operates with a labor pool of roughly 18,300 workers drawn from a county population of 34,353, where median worker earnings stand at $31,262 and only 14.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $109,900 and median gross rent of $766 per month, though the county carries a 10.1% unemployment rate, a 26.6% poverty rate, and a labor force participation rate of just 53.4%. Population has contracted 2.6% over five years, and per capita GDP of $34,347 slightly exceeds per capita income of $27,678, pointing to a modest productive base relative to resident earnings.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

34,353

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$45,730

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

Scotland County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,623 (40.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone12,435 (37.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,907 (11.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,611 (4.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone801 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race789 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish837
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)251
  3. 3.Arabic96
  4. 4.Other Indo-European83
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic51

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,796

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,347

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,678

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,096
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,245
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,417
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,363
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities811

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,498
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,872
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,575
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,447
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,102

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.06×)2,698
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.89×)395
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.34×)1,549
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)959
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.03×)636

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$109,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$766/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

61.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999888 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999666 (8.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999606 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999519 (6.7%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999476 (6.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999431 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,262

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,048 (82.9%)
  • Carpooled1,112 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home676 (5.6%)
  • Other152 (1.3%)
  • Walked101 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit19 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.