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
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:
- TAYLOR TELFAIR REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; MC RAE, GA)
- WHEELER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GLENWOOD, GA)
- JEFF DAVIS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HAZLEHURST, GA)
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)