Scotland County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 15,32942.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 13,93539.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,18711.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,1183.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8582.4%Two or more races
  • 3000.8%Asian alone
  • 310.09%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $150,565

Here:	$150,565
State:	$265,100

Townhouses or other attached units: $140,679

Here:	$140,679
State:	$217,635

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,982

Here:	$111,982
State:	$181,079

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,888

Here:	$136,888
State:	$231,999

Mobile homes: $57,251

Here:	$57,251
State:	$77,551

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 16
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 302
• Thefts: 244
• Auto thefts: 39

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 394
• Thefts: 228
• Auto thefts: 21

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,303 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $814 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Scotland County is $416 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.

Cities in this county include: Laurinburg, Laurel Hill, Wagram, Gibson, Scotch Meadows, Deercroft, East Laurinburg, Old Hundred.

Neighboring counties: Bernalillo County, New Mexico , Catron County, New Mexico , McKinley County, New Mexico , Chatham County , Jones County , Pike County, Arkansas , Pontotoc County, Oklahoma .

Current college students: 1,881
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 899 (42.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1702010 or later
• 3742000 to 2009
• 1651990 to 1999
• 701980 to 1989
• 571970 to 1979
• 88Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,594
• One, attached: 122
• Two: 470
• 3 or 4: 742
• 5 to 9: 607
• 10 to 19: 119
• 20 to 49: 169
• 50 or more: 134
• Mobile homes: 3,582

Housing units in Scotland County with a mortgage: 3,701 (9 second mortgage, 330 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,285

Religion statistics for Scotland County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Scotland County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• North Carolina Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 24, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1312: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1312, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to October 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1134: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1134, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.60% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,045 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.54% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($19,767 average AGI)
2.06% relocated from other states ($13,278 average AGI)

Scotland County:	2.06%
North Carolina average:	3.75%

from Robeson County, NC	0.97% ($27,880 average AGI)
from Marlboro County, SC	0.42% ($28,553)
from Richmond County, NC	0.42% ($28,851)
from Hoke County, NC	0.32% ($31,139)
from Cumberland County, NC	0.25% ($39,250)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.23% ($22,385)
from Moore County, NC	0.22% ($33,360)

5.75% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,352 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.07% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($23,681 average AGI)
1.68% relocated to other states ($12,670 average AGI)

Scotland County:	1.68%
North Carolina average:	3.07%

to Robeson County, NC	0.64% ($23,507 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NC	0.60% ($23,373)
to Richmond County, NC	0.51% ($21,421)
to Marlboro County, SC	0.41% ($31,413)
to Moore County, NC	0.39% ($40,907)
to Hoke County, NC	0.29% ($26,813)
to Wake County, NC	0.25% ($60,679)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Scotland County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,668 (1,729 living alone), Female householders: 7,530 (2,222 living alone)

• 5,160 spouses (5,141 opposite-sex spouses), 662 unmarried partners, (642 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,172 children (9,704 natural, 117 adopted, 341 stepchildren), 1,777 grandchildren, 493 brothers or sisters, 491 parents, 24 foster children, 619 other relatives, 814 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,435

Size of family households: 4,121 2-persons, 1,894 3-persons, 1,452 4-persons, 759 5-persons, 222 6-persons, 201 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,987 1-person, 436 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 24 6-persons.

2,735 married couples with children.
3,671 single-parent households (520 men, 3,151 women).

95.7% of residents of Scotland speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $224,287,000 ($6,191 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,450,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,421,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,467,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,354,000
Federal grants: $82,354,000
Federal procurement contracts: $897,000 ($-19,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,795,000 ($2,330,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $697,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,745,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,937,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Scotland County, North Carolina
• 4082014 or later
• 1962010 to 2013
• 1,1422000 to 2009
• 2,5531990 to 1999
• 2,6871980 to 1989
• 3,0191970 to 1979
• 2,1541960 to 1969
• 1,4511950 to 1959
• 9111940 to 1949
• 9771939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Scotland County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scotland County, North Carolina
• 221 room
• 02 rooms
• 973 rooms
• 6794 rooms
• 1,9985 rooms
• 2,1096 rooms
• 1,3977 rooms
• 8938 rooms
• 7479+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scotland County, North Carolina
• 8171 room
• 682 rooms
• 3873 rooms
• 1,2364 rooms
• 1,6795 rooms
• 6126 rooms
• 2207 rooms
• 798 rooms
• 729+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Scotland County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Scotland County, North Carolina
• 20no bedroom
• 641 bedroom
• 1,0172 bedrooms
• 5,0173 bedrooms
• 1,5664 bedrooms
• 2755+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scotland County, North Carolina
• 813no bedroom
• 4671 bedroom
• 1,7542 bedrooms
• 1,9193 bedrooms
• 1934 bedrooms
• 475+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Scotland County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Scotland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 243no vehicle
• 2,2841 vehicle
• 2,7982 vehicles
• 1,6053 vehicles
• 7264 vehicles
• 3325+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Scotland County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,222no vehicle
• 2,3471 vehicle
• 1,3482 vehicles
• 2283 vehicles
• 504 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

86.1% of Scotland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 26,288
• Other state: 8,295
• Northeast: 2,086
• Midwest: 939
• South: 4,823
• West: 401

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,945
• Number of aged recipients: 171
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,774
• Number of recipients under 18: 416
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,121
• Number of recipients older than 64: 408
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 767
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 851

Scotland County on our top lists:

• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"