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Scott County, IA

174,270 Population
458.1 square miles 380.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,290 ±$2,121 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $39,518 ±$589
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$76,822 ±$4,848 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $71,433 ±$1,135
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.2% ±2% (17,308  ±3,393) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.3% 351,224 (±0.5% / ±14,199)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.7 minutes ±0.6 (1,514,630  ±51,996) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

75,239 ±1,370 Number of households
  • Iowa: 1,337,243 ±6,646
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (170,975  ±107) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.3 3,109,409
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.3% ±1.8% (1,679  ±691) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,480 (±0.4% / ±2,922)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

78,881 ±57 Number of housing units
  • Iowa: 1,448,736 ±1,169
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$243,000 ±$15,161 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $213,300 ±$2,351
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.9% ±2.7% (22,296  ±4,599.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 12.5% 396,219 (±0.5% / ±15,207.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.4% ±4.1% (113,324  ±5,026.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,020,937 (±0.9% / ±19,875.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
38% ±2.7% (45,659  ±3,219.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 31.6% 683,500 (±0.5% / ±11,512.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.5% (9,566  ±1,506) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 188,605
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.5% ±1.3% (10,032  ±1,703) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,437 (±0.2% / ±5,633)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
10,032 Total veterans ±1,703 8,976 Male ±1,395 1,056 Female ±668

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