ZIP 27874 · Scotland Neck
Who lives in ZIP code 27874 (Scotland Neck, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Scotland Neck, NC · Halifax County
uszips 2026
People3,464
Median age61.0
Household income$33,250
Home value$80,226
Median rent$568/mo
Poverty31.2%
College degree+15.1%
Commute39 min
Place
- Metro area
- Roanoke Rapids, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,859
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
39.3% are 65 or older; 90.9% are adults.
Household income
10.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,830.
Education (adults 25+)
41.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.9%
- Never married
- 30.1%
- Divorced
- 22.2%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 2.69
- Dual-income families
- 32.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.5%
- Rent burden
- 59.6%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 38.7%
- Unemployment
- 11.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 29.1%
- No health insurance
- 9.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.