Laurel County vs Scott County

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

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

Laurel County has the higher population (62,731 vs 58,269 in Scott County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($83,660 vs $56,999 in Laurel County). Scott County has the higher median home value ($264,200 vs $143,400 in Laurel County).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel County	Scott County
Population	62,731	58,269
Median age	39.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,999	$83,660
Median home value	$143,400	$264,200
Median gross rent	$789	$1,181
Housing units	26,705	23,335
Homeownership rate	71.5%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel County	Scott County
Population	60,357 → 62,731 (+3.9%)	54,667 → 58,269 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$41,526 → $56,999 (+37.3%)	$70,817 → $83,660 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$112,000 → $143,400 (+28.0%)	$189,500 → $264,200 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $789 (+21.2%)	$900 → $1,181 (+31.2%)

Laurel County

Population

60,35762,731

Median household income

$41,526$56,999

Median home value

$112,000$143,400

Median gross rent

$651$789

Scott County

Population

54,66758,269

Median household income

$70,817$83,660

Median home value

$189,500$264,200

Median gross rent

$900$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel County	Scott County
Under 5	5.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	10.4%	8.3%
75 and over	6.4%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel County	Scott County
No high school diploma	16.9%	5.7%
High school graduate	39.5%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel County	Scott County
Drove alone	77.3%	79.1%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	9.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	61.2%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	26.8%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel County	Scott County
Poverty rate	21.3%	10.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1991	1998