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27874

Scotland Neck, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,464
Median household income
$33,250
People below poverty
31.2%
Median home value
$74,800

Income

The median income of households in 27874 was $33,250. An estimated 15.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 15.7
$10,000 to $14,999 16.5
$15,000 to $24,999 12
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3
$35,000 to $49,999 6.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13
$100,000 to $149,999 3.8
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 or more 1.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56824
Female 24566

An estimated 49.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 48.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,026. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 49.9
Social Security 48.1
Retirement income 33.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 14.5
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 31.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 49.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 38.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 31.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 49.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 38.7

In 2020-2024, 31.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 13.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 86.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27874 in 2020-2024, 90.6% had health insurance coverage and 9.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.9% and public coverage was 57.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.1%.


In 2020-2024, 27874 had a total population of 3,464 - 1,656 (47.8%) females and 1,808 (52.2%) males. The median age was 61 years. An estimated 9.1% of the population was under 18 years, 22.6% was 19 to 44 years, 27% was 45 to 64 years, and 39.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27874 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 8 68
5 to 9 94 80
10 to 14 35 15
15 to 19 51 34
20 to 24 7 94
25 to 29 80 47
30 to 34 58 30
35 to 39 31 176
40 to 44 178 82
45 to 49 4 25
50 to 54 161 52
55 to 59 129 75
60 to 64 274 215
65 to 69 222 170
70 to 74 175 175
75 to 79 132 115
80 to 84 82 79
85 and over 87 124

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 30.3% were White; 67.1% were Black or African American; 2.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 22.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.1% of the people in 27874 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 30.3% of the people in 27874 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,859 households in 27874. The average household size was 1.8 people.

Married-couple households made up 30.7% of the households in 27874 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.3% of all households, while 33.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 32.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 50.2% of all households.

In 27874, 9.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 51.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 30.7
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.4% of males and 41.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.1 25.7
Now married, except separated 36.4 41.7
Separated 2.7 4.6
Widowed 6.2 11.7
Divorced 20.6 16.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27874, 41 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 27874 were U.S. natives. 82.4% of the 27874 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 27874 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27874 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 27874.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 62
Asia 0
Europe 38
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27874 in 2020-2024, 2.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1% of people at least five years old; 1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 27874 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.5
Different house, same county 5.7
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 70.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 29.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27874 was 311 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 255. College or graduate school enrollment was 55.

Educational Attainment of People in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 29.3
High school diploma or equivalency 34.5
Some college, no degree 12.5
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 9.5
Graduate or professional degree 5.6

Disability

In 27874, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 29.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.8% of people under 18 years old, to 27.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27874, 34.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 61.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 895 82.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 72 6.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 116 10.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27874 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.3
Construction 0.8
Manufacturing 32.7
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 8.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 16.7
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.5
Other Services, except public administration 0
Public administration 0.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27874 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 253 23.4
Service occupations 189 17.5
Sales and office occupations 127 11.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 65 6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 449 41.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.8% of 27874 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 38.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 3
Other means 7.6
Worked from home 15.2

In 2020-2024, 27874 had a total of 2,236 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 11.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 18.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.5
Mobile homes 18.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27874 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 56.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27874 had 1,859 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 377 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.5% while renters occupied 39.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.89 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.68.

5.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.5% and another 15.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27874:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27874 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 51.4
Electricity 38.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 8.8
All other fuels 1.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27874 was $74,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 34.9 % had a mortgage. 65.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,479 and for owners without a mortgage it was $470.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27874 was $568. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.