Scotland Neck is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,598 people and two associated neighborhoods, Scotland Neck is the 332nd largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Scotland Neck, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.38% of Scotland Neck’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Scotland Neck is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scotland Neck who work in healthcare (9.78%), teaching (9.47%), and maintenance occupations (8.23%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.31% 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. In Scotland Neck, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.28 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Scotland Neck does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Scotland Neck rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.20% of adults 25 and older in Scotland Neck have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Scotland Neck in 2022 was $21,193, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,772 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 47.70% 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, German, European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Scotland Neck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
