Johnson County vs Scott County

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

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

Scott County has the higher population (174,302 vs 154,881 in Johnson County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($76,363 vs $74,721 in Johnson County). Johnson County has the higher median home value ($293,100 vs $212,500 in Scott County).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson County	Scott County
Population	154,881	174,302
Median age	30.8 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,721	$76,363
Median home value	$293,100	$212,500
Median gross rent	$1,104	$958
Housing units	67,211	78,130
Homeownership rate	58.8%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.6%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson County	Scott County
Population	148,577 → 154,881 (+4.2%)	172,446 → 174,302 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$62,542 → $74,721 (+19.5%)	$61,183 → $76,363 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$227,600 → $293,100 (+28.8%)	$163,200 → $212,500 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$972 → $1,104 (+13.6%)	$793 → $958 (+20.8%)

Johnson County

Population

148,577154,881

Median household income

$62,542$74,721

Median home value

$227,600$293,100

Median gross rent

$972$1,104

Scott County

Population

172,446174,302

Median household income

$61,183$76,363

Median home value

$163,200$212,500

Median gross rent

$793$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson County	Scott County
Under 5	5.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	20.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.2%
75 and over	5.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	77.6%
Black or African American	7.5%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	5.8%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson County	Scott County
No high school diploma	3.8%	5.8%
High school graduate	15.8%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.0%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson County	Scott County
Drove alone	64.9%	80.1%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.4%
Public transit	4.1%	0.7%
Walked	7.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.6%	9.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	48.6%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	11.9%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	10.4%
20 or more units	12.7%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Johnson County	Scott County
Poverty rate	16.7%	11.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1991	1972