Dupo vs Scott AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Dupo and Scott AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Dupo and Scott AFB are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Scott AFB has the higher population (4,195 vs 3,914 in Dupo). Scott AFB has the higher median household income ($91,115 vs $57,899 in Dupo). Since 2019, Scott AFB's population has grown faster (+45.0% vs -0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dupo	Scott AFB
Population	3,914	4,195
Median age	43.1 yrs	26.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,899	$91,115
Median home value	$109,000	—
Median gross rent	$932	$1,640
Housing units	1,629	1,371
Homeownership rate	59.6%	2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dupo	Scott AFB
Population	3,938 → 3,914 (-0.6%)	2,893 → 4,195 (+45.0%)
Median household income	$40,308 → $57,899 (+43.6%)	$60,660 → $91,115 (+50.2%)
Median home value	$79,700 → $109,000 (+36.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$863 → $932 (+8.0%)	$1,441 → $1,640 (+13.8%)

Dupo

Population

3,9383,914

Median household income

$40,308$57,899

Median home value

$79,700$109,000

Median gross rent

$863$932

Scott AFB

Population

2,8934,195

Median household income

$60,660$91,115

Median gross rent

$1,441$1,640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dupo	Scott AFB
Under 5	4.9%	13.1%
5 to 17	13.8%	27.9%
18 to 24	11.8%	3.9%
25 to 34	15.4%	24.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	18.9%
45 to 54	14.1%	6.3%
55 to 64	16.4%	4.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	0.7%
75 and over	2.7%	0.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dupo	Scott AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	61.8%
Black or African American	6.6%	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.3%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dupo	Scott AFB
No high school diploma	8.1%	5.8%
High school graduate	44.7%	12.3%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dupo	Scott AFB
Drove alone	84.2%	83.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.7%	5.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dupo	Scott AFB
1-unit, detached	68.0%	15.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	70.2%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dupo	Scott AFB
Poverty rate	9.9%	5.8%
Average household size	2.48	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	25	13
Median year structure built	1968	1994