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Scott town, Columbia County, WI

995 Population
35.6 square miles 27.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.8 ±17.6 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Columbia County: 43.3 ±0.3
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Wisconsin: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$31,824 ±$5,986 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Columbia County: $41,515 ±$937
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $42,019 ±$272
$60,000 ±$24,096 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Columbia County: $82,792 ±$2,876
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $75,670 ±$402

21.9% ±18.7% (217  ±191) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Columbia County: 7.8% † 4,443 (±1% / ±594)
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 609,003 (±0.2% / ±9,415)

26.2 minutes ±9.7 (8,795  ±2,160) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Columbia County: 26.6 703,330 (±0.7 / ±25,148)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 58,354,164 (±0.1 / ±264,478)

Families

338 ±79 Number of households
  • Columbia County: 24,231 ±323
  • Wisconsin: 2,446,028 ±5,477
2.9 ±0.9 (995  ±206) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Columbia County: 2.3 56,763 (±0 / ±218)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.4 5,751,376

26.6% ±25.1% (54  ±54) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Columbia County: 6.1% † 724 (±1.4% / ±170)
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 5% 64,851 (±0.2% / ±1,932)

Housing

354 ±81 Number of housing units
  • Columbia County: 26,826 ±163
  • Wisconsin: 2,750,750 ±1,389

$303,400 ±$48,994 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Columbia County: $258,700 ±$7,334
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $247,400 ±$937

3.2% ±1.7% (31  ±17.6) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Columbia County: 10% † 5,781 (±1.1% / ±655.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Wisconsin: 12.2% 710,503 (±0.2% / ±9,287.6)

Social

70% ±2% (420  ±81.4) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Columbia County: 93.8% 39,419 (±2.5% / ±1,041.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wisconsin: 93.4% 3,800,152 (±0.3% / ±13,179.8)
22% ±10.6% (132  ±68.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Columbia County: 25.7% 10,788 (±1.3% / ±553.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 32.8% 1,333,128 (±0.2% / ±7,717.1)

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

1% ±1.4% (10  ±14) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Columbia County: 2.7% 1,549
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 299,804

6.7% ±1.9% (46  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Columbia County: 7.8% 3,578 (±0.7% / ±306)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 6.4% 296,513 (±0.1% / ±3,305)
46 Total veterans ±16 36 Male ±14 10 Female ±7

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