Scott AFB vs Smithton

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

Scott AFB and Smithton 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 3,512 in Smithton). Smithton has the higher median household income ($114,453 vs $91,115 in Scott AFB). Since 2019, Scott AFB's population has grown faster (+45.0% vs -12.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Scott AFB	Smithton
Population	4,195	3,512
Median age	26.2 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$91,115	$114,453
Median home value	—	$251,600
Median gross rent	$1,640	$857
Housing units	1,371	1,418
Homeownership rate	2.2%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scott AFB	Smithton
Population	2,893 → 4,195 (+45.0%)	3,996 → 3,512 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$60,660 → $91,115 (+50.2%)	$78,073 → $114,453 (+46.6%)
Median home value	—	$170,900 → $251,600 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,441 → $1,640 (+13.8%)	$748 → $857 (+14.6%)

Scott AFB

Population

2,8934,195

Median household income

$60,660$91,115

Median gross rent

$1,441$1,640

Smithton

Population

3,9963,512

Median household income

$78,073$114,453

Median home value

$170,900$251,600

Median gross rent

$748$857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scott AFB	Smithton
Under 5	13.1%	3.4%
5 to 17	27.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	24.2%	7.6%
35 to 44	18.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	6.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	4.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	0.7%	20.0%
75 and over	0.2%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scott AFB	Smithton
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	97.2%
Black or African American	15.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scott AFB	Smithton
No high school diploma	5.8%	2.0%
High school graduate	12.3%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	51.2%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scott AFB	Smithton
Drove alone	83.1%	84.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	3.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	10.0%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scott AFB	Smithton
1-unit, detached	15.9%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	70.2%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Scott AFB	Smithton
Poverty rate	5.8%	3.5%
Average household size	3.18	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	13	36
Median year structure built	1994	1997