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Scott County, MO

38,055 Population
420 square miles 90.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$29,687 ±$1,663 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $36,754 ±$192
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$54,621 ±$3,245 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $65,920 ±$361
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

15.6% ±1.8% (5,826  ±676) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.8% 766,582 (±0.2% / ±11,744)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

20.2 minutes ±1.1 (331,625  ±20,729) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.8 62,486,084 (±0.1 / ±394,655)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

15,160 ±282 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,458,324 ±6,327
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.5 ±0.1 (37,480  ±12) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 5,987,423
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

6.5% ±2.4% (549  ±201) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.5% 76,551 (±0.2% / ±2,101)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

16,803 ±34 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,795,030 ±544
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$132,800 ±$7,494 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $199,400 ±$949
  • about half the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

13% ±2.1% (4,885  ±,798.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 13.6% 827,230 (±0.2% / ±11,018.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

86.4% ±3.5% (22,257  ±,905.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.3% 3,834,146 (±0.4% / ±14,766.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
21.2% ±1.8% (5,455  ±,462.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 31.2% 1,309,838 (±0.2% / ±8,787.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

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

0.7% (270  ±100) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Missouri: 4.2% 258,202
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

6.8% ±1% (1,974  ±275) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.6% 361,097 (±0.1% / ±4,608)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
1,974 Total veterans ±275 1,874 Male ±264 100 Female ±72

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