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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Scotland Neck is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.38% of the Scotland Neck workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. 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%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 36.28 minutes, which is quite a bit 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.The citizens of Scotland Neck are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.20% of adults in Scotland Neck have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree 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.
