Scotland Neck, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

72%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Scotland Neck	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$27,813	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$22,888	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$30,571	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$13,222	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$23,814	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$27,819	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	43.0%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Scotland Neck is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Scotland Neck is 72% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Scotland Neck is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Scotland Neck is 185% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$15,257 $22,888 $45,776

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Scotland Neck median earnings by income bracket

Scotland Neck employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.7%	3.7%
Manufacturing sector	17.8%	17.8%
Financial & insurance services	8.3%	8.3%
Wholesale & retail services	16.3%	16.3%
Public administration	3.2%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.7%	1.7%
Education, health & social services	14.9%	14.9%
Other	34.1%	34.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Halifax, NC	248	$78,044	4.0%
Oak City, NC	382	$73,765	9.3%
Hobgood, NC	325	$61,454	24.4%
Leggett, NC	44	$59,764	26.5%
Woodland, NC	878	$54,659	32.8%
Scotland Neck, NC	1,832	$22,888	71.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kiawah Island, SC	1,832	$300,296	269.2%
Burns Lake, BC	1,832	n/a
Mountain Village, CO	1,831	$79,469	2.3%
Higganum, CT	1,831	$166,567	104.8%
Channel Lake, IL	1,833	$75,820	6.8%
Scotland Neck, NC	1,832	$22,888	71.9%

Source: The Scotland Neck, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.