Scott County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (272,298 vs 152,957 in Scott County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($120,247 vs $114,457 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($400,900 vs $393,500 in Scott County).

Population, income & housing

	Scott County	Washington County
Population	152,957	272,298
Median age	37.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$120,247	$114,457
Median home value	$393,500	$400,900
Median gross rent	$1,485	$1,637
Housing units	55,687	107,035
Homeownership rate	84.3%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.1%	48.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scott County	Washington County
Population	145,275 → 152,957 (+5.3%)	255,938 → 272,298 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$102,152 → $120,247 (+17.7%)	$96,671 → $114,457 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$299,700 → $393,500 (+31.3%)	$289,400 → $400,900 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,170 → $1,485 (+26.9%)	$1,307 → $1,637 (+25.2%)

Scott County

Population

145,275152,957

Median household income

$102,152$120,247

Median home value

$299,700$393,500

Median gross rent

$1,170$1,485

Washington County

Population

255,938272,298

Median household income

$96,671$114,457

Median home value

$289,400$400,900

Median gross rent

$1,307$1,637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scott County	Washington County
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	14.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.7%
75 and over	4.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scott County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	78.4%
Black or African American	5.2%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	6.1%	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scott County	Washington County
No high school diploma	5.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	20.2%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scott County	Washington County
Drove alone	72.6%	68.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.8%
Walked	0.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	17.6%	21.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scott County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	72.3%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	15.2%	16.2%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.6%
20 or more units	7.3%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Scott County	Washington County
Poverty rate	4.1%	5.0%
Average household size	2.79	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1996	1992