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Scott City, MO

4,371 Population
4.9 square miles 896.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 40.3 ±0.6
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,143 ±$3,839 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: $31,411 ±$1,330
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,599 ±$10,915 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: $59,476 ±$2,951
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.2% ±6.3% (489  ±273) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 14.2% † 6,780 (±1.6% / ±775)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.6 minutes ±3.3 (45,435  ±8,761) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 19.1 401,545 (±1.1 / ±25,723)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,726 ±149 Number of households
  • the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 19,809 ±365
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (4,350  ±27) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 2.4 47,910 (±0 / ±21)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±6.5% (60  ±75) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 5.6% † 608 (±1.8% / ±197)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,784 ±162 Number of housing units
  • the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 22,133 ±40
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$147,500 ±$14,580 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: $143,300 ±$6,782
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.1% ±9.4% (739  ±407.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 11.2% † 5,499 (±1.7% / ±821.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.4% ±7.5% (2,377  ±294.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 86.7% 29,404 (±3% / ±1,027.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.2% ±4% (419  ±114.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 20.3% 6,884 (±1.6% / ±558.2)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.1% ±0.2% (6  ±8) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 0.6% 279
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.3% ±2.4% (266  ±77) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 6.3% † 2,383 (±0.8% / ±294)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
266 Total veterans ±77 246 Male ±77 20 Female ±20

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