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Scott County, TN

21,917 Population
532.3 square miles 41.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$22,273 ±$1,905 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Tennessee: $36,040 ±$208
  • about half the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$39,744 ±$4,724 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Tennessee: $64,035 ±$350
  • about half the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

25.7% ±3.5% (5,499  ±759) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Tennessee: 14% 943,583 (±0.2% / ±13,561)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

28.3 minutes ±1.9 (213,225  ±19,180) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 25.5 73,963,710 (±0.1 / ±458,627)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

8,614 ±275 Number of households
  • Tennessee: 2,713,635 ±7,405
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.5 ±0.1 (21,604  ±11) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,771,183
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

3% ±1.5% (148  ±75) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 83,606 (±0.2% / ±2,538)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

9,834 ±27 Number of housing units
  • Tennessee: 3,050,850 ±896
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$113,900 ±$8,550 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Tennessee: $232,100 ±$1,046
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

10.3% ±2.2% (2,229  ±,472.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 946,079 (±0.2% / ±13,689.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

80.4% ±4.7% (11,991  ±,693.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 89.3% 4,248,561 (±0.4% / ±16,948.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
10.3% ±1.8% (1,529  ±,274.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Tennessee: 29.7% 1,413,670 (±0.2% / ±9,634.5)
  • about one-third 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

0.6% (140  ±69) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 5.4% 375,702
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

7.7% ±1.4% (1,287  ±233) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 7.7% 414,746 (±0.1% / ±4,830)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
1,287 Total veterans ±233 1,252 Male ±225 35 Female ±36

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