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Scott town, Columbia County, WI

906 Population
35.6 square miles 25.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.7 ±19.8 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Columbia County: 43.7 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,360 ±$6,889 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Columbia County: $42,924 ±$990
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,205 ±$20,332 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Columbia County: $85,351 ±$2,745
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.2% ±23% (228  ±215) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Columbia County: 7.8% † 4,396 (±1.1% / ±593)
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.6 minutes ±8.8 (6,205  ±1,501) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Columbia County: 26 681,620 (±0.7 / ±24,843)
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

317 ±70 Number of households
  • Columbia County: 24,158 ±332
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.3 (906  ±215) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Columbia County: 2.4 56,669 (±0 / ±192)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

33.3% ±31.9% (55  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Columbia County: 5.7% † 682 (±1.2% / ±138)
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

344 ±72 Number of housing units
  • Columbia County: 26,880 ±99
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$324,600 ±$35,374 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Columbia County: $283,200 ±$7,359
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.7% ±2% (23  ±17.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Columbia County: 9.5% † 5,458 (±1.1% / ±632.4)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

69.6% ±3% (391  ±80.4) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Columbia County: 94% 39,651 (±2.5% / ±1,056.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.8% ±11.5% (134  ±70.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Columbia County: 26% 10,958 (±1.4% / ±568.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about two-thirds 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

0.2% ±0.3% (2  ±3) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Columbia County: 2.4% 1,391
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±2.5% (39  ±17) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Columbia County: 7.9% 3,635 (±0.7% / ±314)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
39 Total veterans ±17 31 Male ±16 8 Female ±5

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