Scotia, SC

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

9.47% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.6%

23.4% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$25,500

6.85% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$92,100

Economy

The economy of Scotia, SC employs 51 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Scotia, SC were Health Care & Social Assistance (13 people), Public Administration (10 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (10 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,125).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 97

−29.2%

1 Year decline

± 331%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scotia, SC declined at a rate of −29.2%, from 72 employees to 51 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scotia, SC, are Management Occupations (12 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (11 people), and Transportation Occupations (10 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scotia, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 97

−29.2%

1 Year decline

± 331%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scotia, SC declined at a rate of −29.2%, from 72 employees to 51 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scotia, SC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (13 people), Public Administration (10 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (10 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scotia, SC, though some of these residents may live in Scotia, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,125

Median earning men ± $60,637

$31,375

Median earning women ± $12,267

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,125).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Scotia, SC was $92,100 in 2022, which is 0.277 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $84,700 to $92,100, a 8.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Scotia, SC is 98.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Scotia, SC have an average commute time of 54.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Scotia, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$92,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$66,474

$52

Median Property Taxes

±$49

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Scotia, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Scotia, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

98.1%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 98.1% of the housing units in Scotia, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 93.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Scotia, SC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$25,500

Median Household Income

± $14,997

Number of Households

± 51

In 2020, the median household income of the 53 households in Scotia, SC declined from $25,500 from the previous year's value of $27,375.

The following chart displays the households in Scotia, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Scotia, SC is from South Carolina.

0.462

2024 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.464

2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.296% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.4%)
Carpooled (17.6%)

In 2024, 82.4% of workers in Scotia, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

54.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Scotia, SC have a longer commute time (54.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 19.6% of the workforce in Scotia, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Scotia, SC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Scotia, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Scotia, SC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scotia, SC (19 out of 97 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Scotia, SC is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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