Norton County vs Scott County

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

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

Norton County has the higher population (5,392 vs 5,071 in Scott County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($67,788 vs $50,305 in Norton County). Scott County has the higher median home value ($170,100 vs $106,300 in Norton County).

Population, income & housing

	Norton County	Scott County
Population	5,392	5,071
Median age	40.2 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,305	$67,788
Median home value	$106,300	$170,100
Median gross rent	$642	$861
Housing units	2,454	2,271
Homeownership rate	81.4%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norton County	Scott County
Population	5,446 → 5,392 (-1.0%)	4,917 → 5,071 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$49,038 → $50,305 (+2.6%)	$65,417 → $67,788 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $106,300 (+28.2%)	$136,200 → $170,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $642 (+2.1%)	$815 → $861 (+5.6%)

Norton County

Population

5,4465,392

Median household income

$49,038$50,305

Median home value

$82,900$106,300

Median gross rent

$629$642

Scott County

Population

4,9175,071

Median household income

$65,417$67,788

Median home value

$136,200$170,100

Median gross rent

$815$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norton County	Scott County
Under 5	5.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	21.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.2%
75 and over	9.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norton County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	76.4%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norton County	Scott County
No high school diploma	7.7%	10.9%
High school graduate	34.4%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norton County	Scott County
Drove alone	73.9%	90.1%
Carpooled	2.6%	4.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	5.6%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norton County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	90.2%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Norton County	Scott County
Poverty rate	8.5%	8.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	12	14
Median year structure built	1951	1959