Rooks County vs Scott County

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

Rooks 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.

Scott County has the higher population (5,071 vs 4,869 in Rooks County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($67,788 vs $61,596 in Rooks County). Scott County has the higher median home value ($170,100 vs $90,000 in Rooks County).

Population, income & housing

	Rooks County	Scott County
Population	4,869	5,071
Median age	46.0 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,596	$67,788
Median home value	$90,000	$170,100
Median gross rent	$679	$861
Housing units	2,643	2,271
Homeownership rate	74.3%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rooks County	Scott County
Population	5,053 → 4,869 (-3.6%)	4,917 → 5,071 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$49,415 → $61,596 (+24.7%)	$65,417 → $67,788 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $90,000 (+14.2%)	$136,200 → $170,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $679 (+23.5%)	$815 → $861 (+5.6%)

Rooks County

Population

5,0534,869

Median household income

$49,415$61,596

Median home value

$78,800$90,000

Median gross rent

$550$679

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)

	Rooks County	Scott County
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.5%
55 to 64	17.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	11.2%
75 and over	10.5%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rooks County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	76.4%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rooks County	Scott County
No high school diploma	7.8%	10.9%
High school graduate	32.3%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rooks County	Scott County
Drove alone	84.5%	90.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rooks County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	89.5%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Rooks County	Scott County
Poverty rate	5.3%	8.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1954	1959