South Georgia Times

Scotland ranked 196th among cities in Georgia by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Scotland residents was an inflation-adjusted $24,250 per year. Scotland had 143 households in 2017, with a population of 431.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Dutch Island. Dutch Island's median income was $61,250 per year after adjusting for inflation – $37,000 more than Scotland. It had 391 households in 2017 and a population of 998.

Young Harris had the lowest annual resident income among cities in Georgia, with a median income of only $4,226 per year. That was $20,024 less than the median income in Scotland at the time. Young Harris had 156 households in 2017 and a population of 1,009.

The table below shows the top 100 cities ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rank	City	Earnings per resident ($$$)
1	Dutch Island	61,250
2	Berkeley Lake	54,600
3	Avondale Estates	53,602
4	Milton	51,940
5	Dunwoody	51,591
6	Talahi Island	51,317
7	Decatur	51,292
8	Heron Bay	51,133
9	Johns Creek	50,534
10	Alpharetta	50,393
11	Mountain Park	47,813
12	Peachtree City	46,531
13	Skidaway Island	46,295
14	Vinings	45,471
15	Brookhaven	44,324
16	Isle of Hope	43,643
17	Lookout Mountain	43,343
18	Braselton	42,687
19	North Decatur	42,209
20	Henderson	42,167
21	Brooks	42,031
22	Tyrone	42,030
23	Port Wentworth	41,761
24	Tallulah Falls	41,250
25	Holly Springs	41,013
26	Sandy Springs	41,001
27	Woolsey	40,750
28	Whitemarsh Island	40,735
29	Suwanee	40,727
30	Evans	40,477
31	Smyrna	40,358
32	St. Simons	40,317
33	North Druid Hills	39,881
34	Woodstock	39,837
35	Roswell	38,536
36	Wilmington Island	38,533
37	Garfield	38,214
38	Calvary	37,500
39	Grayson	36,962
40	Flowery Branch	36,922
41	Pine Lake	36,500
42	Deepstep	36,375
43	Fayetteville	35,898
44	Tybee Island	35,893
45	Senoia	35,804
46	Pooler	35,664
47	Rincon	35,476
48	Peachtree Corners	35,137
49	Hoboken	35,114
50	Duluth	34,343
51	Centerville	33,854
52	Ball Ground	33,780
53	Turin	33,750
54	Bishop	33,750
55	Mountain Park	33,636
56	Sugar Hill	33,502
57	Vernonburg	33,438
58	Byron	33,046
59	Avalon	33,036
60	Crooked Creek	32,963
61	Between	32,875
62	Gay	32,500
63	Kennesaw	32,386
64	Mineral Bluff	32,083
65	Martinez	32,068
66	Hiram	32,065
67	Powder Springs	31,585
68	Sky Valley	31,500
69	Acworth	31,485
70	Flemington	31,394
71	Georgetown	31,379
72	Dacula	31,214
73	Richmond Hill	31,050
74	Chattahoochee Hills	30,986
75	Daisy	30,938
76	Thunderbolt	30,884
77	Winterville	30,833
78	Watkinsville	30,609
79	Gillsville	30,583
80	Perkins	30,559
81	Varnell	30,477
82	Atlanta	30,477
83	Jefferson	30,353
84	Newnan	30,280
85	Moody AFB	30,278
86	Mableton	30,133
87	Indian Springs	30,111
88	Nelson	29,915
89	North High Shoals	29,896
90	Lula	29,726
91	Braswell	29,688
92	Locust Grove	29,657
93	Montgomery	29,647
94	Sunny Side	29,583
95	Haralson	29,583
96	McDonough	29,457
97	Bostwick	29,375
98	Riddleville	29,375
99	Hapeville	29,162
100	Allenhurst	29,141

* All values are inflation-adjusted