Scotland, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

218

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

27.7

14.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.96%

16.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,964

3.71% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$102,500

Economy

The economy of Scotland, GA employs 62 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Scotland, GA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (18 people), Construction (17 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($38,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 91

−27.9%

1 Year decline

± 255%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scotland, GA declined at a rate of −27.9%, from 86 employees to 62 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scotland, GA, are Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (17 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (16 people), and Transportation Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scotland, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

± 91

−27.9%

1 Year decline

± 255%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scotland, GA declined at a rate of −27.9%, from 86 employees to 62 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scotland, GA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (18 people), Construction (17 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scotland, GA, though some of these residents may live in Scotland, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,861

Median earning men ± $39,285

$103,162

Median earning women ± $76,458

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($38,750).

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

Housing & Living

People in Scotland, GA have an average commute time of 50.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Scotland, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$102,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$86,251

$51

Median Property Taxes

±$48

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 Scotland, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$61,964

Median Household Income

± $61,923

Number of Households

± 48

In 2024, the median household income of the 65 households in Scotland, GA grew to $61,964 from the previous year's value of $59,750.

The following chart displays the households in Scotland, GA 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Scotland, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.4%)
Carpooled (27.4%)
Worked At Home (3.23%)

In 2024, 69.4% of workers in Scotland, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (27.4%) and those who worked at home (3.23%).

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

50.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Scotland, GA have a longer commute time (50.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.33% of the workforce in Scotland, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.96% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scotland, GA (13 out of 218 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Scotland, GA is White, followed by Black 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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