North Carolina · Census place 59780
Scotland Neck town, NC
Quick answer
Scotland Neck town has 2,087 residents, ranking #331 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $18,202, the median home is worth $76,100 and median gross rent runs $557 a month.
- Population
- 2,087Scotland Neck town residents
- Median household income
- $18,202Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $76,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $557Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Scotland Neck town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Scotland Neck town median would spend about 36.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 47.7% of residents and 43.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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