Scotland County, North Carolina

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Scotland County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (97th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Scotland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	33,590	10,730,404	334,922,499	1381st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$45,730	$72,388	$80,734	2944th of 3,221
Median Age	38.7	39.1	38.9	2446th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.6%	35.7%	35.7%	2571st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$114,900	$288,900	$332,700	2768th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$778	$1,228	$1,413	2286th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.8%	13.0%	12.5%	204th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.9%	4.7%	5.2%	97th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	105.3	220.7	n/a	940th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	9.1%	14.1%	1370th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.0	n/a	n/a	2857th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.8%	66.6%	65.2%	2922nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.1	25.1	26.4	1413th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	16.3%	15.1%	2514th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.3%	n/a	n/a	984th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.7%	47.2%	46.9%	3035th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.4%	n/a	n/a	2263rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Scotland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Scotland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	40.1%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.0%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	37.0%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	68.5	58.4	61.4

Age in Scotland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Scotland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	38.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.2%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.4%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Scotland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Scotland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	12,580	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.2%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	27.5%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	40.7%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Scotland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Scotland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,395	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.5%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.3%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.8%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.8%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	31.6%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Scotland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Scotland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	14,441	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.8%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.3%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.9%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.2%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,068	$1,896	n/a

Education in Scotland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Scotland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	16.8%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.1%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.5%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.6%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Scotland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Scotland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.9%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.0%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.8%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Scotland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Scotland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.9%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.8%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	10.0%	16.7%

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