Scotland County and Its Homes
Scotland County held steady from 2020 to 2025 at 33,322 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 14,400 housing units.
Its three incorporated towns each have a page here: Laurinburg, Wagram and Gibson. About 50 percent of Scotland County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
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Scotland County at a Glance
- Population: 33,322 (2025), 33,413 (2020)
- Housing units: about 14,400
- Median year built: 1982 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 47% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 57%
- Mobile homes: 27%
- Owner-occupied: 62%
- Heated with electricity: 80% (statewide: 65%)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- Towns with pages here: 3
Census Bureau estimates for Scotland County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Towns and Communities in Scotland County
Laurinburg
14,582 people · median home 1975 · its own electric system
Wagram
613 people · median home 1969 · Duke Energy Progress
Gibson
455 people · median home 1981 · Duke Energy Progress
Maxton
Robeson County town · about 200 residents in Scotland County
Unincorporated communities the Census Bureau maps in Scotland County: Laurel Hill, Deercroft, Scotch Meadows (median year built 1985) and Old Hundred.
What We Do in Scotland County
Attic Insulation in Scotland County
Some 47 percent of Scotland County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Scotland County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Scotland County attics, and a mouse-soiled Scotland County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 18 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Scotland County
Some 80 percent of Scotland County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.
Homes in Scotland County
Half of Scotland County's 14,400 housing units were built before 1982: 29 percent before 1970, 47 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 6 percent in 2010 or later (16 percent statewide). The largest share went up in the 1990s, under codes that asked for less than ENERGY STAR now suggests; ENERGY STAR notes insulation is often thinnest at the eaves. Among Scotland County towns, the median home is oldest in Wagram (1969) and newest in Gibson (1981).
Scotland County by type: 57 percent detached houses, 15 percent in buildings of two or more homes and 27 percent mobile homes (11 percent statewide). In Scotland County, 80 percent of homes heat with electricity, 10 percent with piped gas (24 percent statewide) and 9 percent with tank gas.
Scotland County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 780 units, 5% (±1)
- 1940s: about 720 units, 5% (±1)
- 1950s: about 1,170 units, 8% (±1)
- 1960s: about 1,520 units, 11% (±1)
- 1970s: about 2,630 units, 18% (±2)
- 1980s: about 2,620 units, 18% (±2)
- 1990s: about 2,830 units, 20% (±2)
- 2000s: about 1,260 units, 9% (±1)
- 2010s: about 680 units, 5% (±1)
- 2020 or later: about 220 units, 2% (±1)
Climate Across Scotland County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Scotland County towns, by station: Laurinburg station (Laurinburg): about 2,650 heating and 2,190 cooling degree days; Laurinburg Maxton Airport station (Wagram): about 2,660 heating and 2,110 cooling degree days; McColl 3 NNW, SC station (Gibson): about 2,590 heating and 2,020 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Scotland County
The card lists Scotland County's town utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address.
Piedmont Natural Gas holds the Scotland County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 10 percent of Scotland County homes heat with piped gas.
Who Supplies Power in Scotland County
- Duke Energy Progress: Wagram and Gibson; homes near Laurinburg
- Laurinburg's own electric system: Laurinburg
- Lumbee River EMC: homes near Laurinburg and Wagram
- Pee Dee Electric: homes near Gibson
Energy Programs for Scotland County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Scotland County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network. Insulation Pros is an approved Duke Energy trade ally for Duke's rebate.
Programs for Scotland County
- Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy rebate; Wagram, Gibson and near Laurinburg).
- Weatherization Rebate (Lumbee River EMC; near Laurinburg and near Wagram): air sealing and insulation rebates.
- Home Energy House Call (Duke Energy home assessment; Wagram, Gibson and near Laurinburg).
- ElectriCities energy audits (ElectriCities member towns; Laurinburg).
- Income-qualified Weatherization (Duke Energy income-qualified; Wagram, Gibson and near Laurinburg).
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Scotland County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Scotland County address).
- Piedmont Natural Gas lists rebates for high-efficiency gas furnaces, and none for insulation or air sealing (program page).
Scotland County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Scotland County?
Yes: Laurinburg, Wagram and Gibson, the parts of Maxton inside Scotland County, and every unincorporated Scotland County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Scotland County?
Duke Energy's Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Wagram, Gibson and homes near Laurinburg); Lumbee River EMC's Weatherization Rebate (homes near Laurinburg and homes near Wagram).
Does attic insulation in Scotland County need a permit?
Ask Scotland County Inspections before work starts. For an address in Laurinburg, Wagram or Gibson, the town or city hall can tell you whether Scotland County's office handles its permits.
Counties Near Scotland County
Hoke County · Richmond County · Robeson County · Moore County · Anson County · All service areas
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Scotland County, Census Bureau place list, NOAA normals for the Laurinburg station, NOAA normals for the Laurinburg Maxton Airport station, NOAA normals for the McColl 3 NNW, SC station, NC Utilities Commission natural gas map (October 2026). How the town and county pages are made.
Scotland County, NC
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Send the square footage of your Scotland County attic, or call (336) 870-3893.