Moving to Scotland, Georgia

Population: 300. Estimated population in July 2024: 293 (-2.3% change)
Males: 153 (51.0%), Females: 147 (49.0%)

Telfair County

Zip code: 31083

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $30,313
Median house value: $34,700

Population by Race

Races in Scotland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.3%)
  • Black (36.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

Ancestries: United States (55.7%), English (3.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Dutch (2.0%), German (1.7%), Irish (1.7%).

Elevation: 143 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Map of Scotland, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Scotland

  • High school or higher: 52.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Scotland city

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+23.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Scotland:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Scotland:

  • ROBINS AFB (about 67 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Abbreviation: WRB)
  • MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 72 miles; MACON, GA; Abbreviation: MCN)
  • MOODY AFB (about 79 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Abbreviation: VAD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Scotland:

  • TELFAIR-WHEELER (about 5 miles; MC RAE, GA; Abbreviation: MQW)
  • HAZLEHURST (about 18 miles; HAZLEHURST, GA; Abbreviation: AZE)
  • HEART OF GEORGIA RGNL (about 24 miles; EASTMAN, GA; Abbreviation: EZM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scotland:

  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,383)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 5,859)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)