Demographics of Scotland County, North Carolina

Scotland County, North Carolina had 33,322 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −91 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Scotland County, in four figures

33,322
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −91 people.; 38.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,730 ±$3,850
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Scotland County, North Carolina's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Scotland County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Scotland County, North Carolina's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Scotland County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	33,413	100.0	100.0
2021	33,331	99.8	100.2
2022	33,448	100.1	100.7
2023	33,544	100.4	101.6
2024	33,610	100.6	102.5
2025	33,322	99.7	103.1

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Population of Scotland County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	33,413	−754	−28	0	−587
2021	33,331	−82	−200	+14	+71
2022	33,448	+117	−109	+67	+171
2023	33,544	+96	−89	+87	+101
2024	33,610	+66	−92	+102	+57
2025	33,322	−288	−100	+72	−258

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.7 ±0.6: for men 37.1 ±0.7 and for women 41.2 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Scotland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	2,198 ±132	6.5% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,606 ±279	16.7% ±0.8	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,125 ±270	9.3% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,139 ±303	24.2% ±0.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,344 ±325	24.8% ±1.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,178 ±349	18.4% ±1.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,730 ±$3,850, and income per person $28,395 ±$2,504, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Scotland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	3,961 ±365	31.5% ±2.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,639 ±280	21.0% ±2.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,287 ±250	18.2% ±2.0	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,504 ±229	12.0% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,176 ±170	9.3% ±1.3	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	403 ±121	3.2% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	610 ±104	4.8% ±0.8	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Scotland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	8,068 ±644	25.8% ±2.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,001 ±316	39.0% ±3.2	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,777 ±365	23.9% ±2.2	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,290 ±222	16.6% ±2.7	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Scotland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Scotland County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	14,441 ±66	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.1% ±1.3	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.9% ±1.3	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.8% ±2.0	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.2% ±2.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$114,900 ±$5,389	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$778 ±$24	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Scotland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,349 ±0	4.0% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,466 ±167	40.1% ±0.5	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,424 ±323	37.0% ±1.0	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	424 ±15	1.3% ±<0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,849 ±186	11.5% ±0.6	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	120 to 546	0.4% to 1.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,745 ±355	5.2% ±1.1	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Scotland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	23,818 ±663	70.9% ±2.0	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,254 ±664	24.6% ±2.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	348 ±130	1.0% ±0.4	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,170 ±214	3.5% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	735 ±172	2.2% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	435 ±125	1.3% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Scotland County among the counties of North Carolina

69th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Scotland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Macon County	39,232	+5.8%
Yadkin County	38,325	+2.9%
Dare County	38,245	+3.3%
Alexander County	36,958	+1.5%
Transylvania County	34,211	+2.9%
Scotland County	33,322	−0.3%
Currituck County	33,158	+16.7%
Cherokee County	30,830	+6.8%
Bladen County	30,007	+1.3%
Ashe County	27,514	+3.5%
Montgomery County	26,403	+2.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026