Scotland Neck is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,612 people and two associated neighborhoods, Scotland Neck is the 332nd largest community in North Carolina.Scotland Neck is a blue-collar town, with 45.49% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Scotland Neck is a town of professionals, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scotland Neck who work in healthcare (11.63%), food service (10.59%), and maintenance occupations (9.03%). In addition, many people in Scotland Neck have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.97% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Scotland Neck is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Scotland Neck, the average commute to work is 34.17 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Scotland Neck doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Scotland Neck with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.42% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Scotland Neck in 2022 was $19,716, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,864 for a family of four. However, Scotland Neck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Scotland Neck also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.41% of its population below the federal poverty line.Scotland Neck is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scotland Neck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scotland Neck residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Scotland Neck include English, Irish, European, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Scotland Neck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
