Scott County vs Stark County

A side-by-side comparison of Scott County and Stark County: population, income, housing, and more.

Scott County and Stark County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stark County has the higher population (5,324 vs 4,847 in Scott County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($73,013 vs $62,284 in Stark County). Stark County has the higher median home value ($103,500 vs $101,700 in Scott County).

Population, income & housing

	Scott County	Stark County
Population	4,847	5,324
Median age	44.3 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,013	$62,284
Median home value	$101,700	$103,500
Median gross rent	$669	$765
Housing units	2,393	2,584
Homeownership rate	79.1%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scott County	Stark County
Population	5,005 → 4,847 (-3.2%)	5,447 → 5,324 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$57,118 → $73,013 (+27.8%)	$54,907 → $62,284 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$89,200 → $101,700 (+14.0%)	$87,700 → $103,500 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$542 → $669 (+23.4%)	$630 → $765 (+21.4%)

Scott County

Population

5,0054,847

Median household income

$57,118$73,013

Median home value

$89,200$101,700

Median gross rent

$542$669

Stark County

Population

5,4475,324

Median household income

$54,907$62,284

Median home value

$87,700$103,500

Median gross rent

$630$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scott County	Stark County
Under 5	4.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	13.2%
75 and over	8.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scott County	Stark County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	92.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scott County	Stark County
No high school diploma	6.8%	8.3%
High school graduate	45.4%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scott County	Stark County
Drove alone	82.8%	80.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.7%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.5%	6.8%
Other means	0.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scott County	Stark County
1-unit, detached	81.9%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Scott County	Stark County
Poverty rate	10.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1962	1956