Atchison County vs Scotland County

A side-by-side comparison of Atchison County and Scotland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Atchison County and Scotland County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atchison County has the higher population (5,216 vs 4,698 in Scotland County). Scotland County has the higher median household income ($67,568 vs $59,260 in Atchison County). Scotland County has the higher median home value ($141,100 vs $100,600 in Atchison County).

Population, income & housing

	Atchison County	Scotland County
Population	5,216	4,698
Median age	47.7 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,260	$67,568
Median home value	$100,600	$141,100
Median gross rent	$595	$516
Housing units	2,726	2,215
Homeownership rate	73.6%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atchison County	Scotland County
Population	5,229 → 5,216 (-0.2%)	4,902 → 4,698 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$50,236 → $59,260 (+18.0%)	$50,085 → $67,568 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$84,900 → $100,600 (+18.5%)	$113,000 → $141,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$529 → $595 (+12.5%)	$511 → $516 (+1.0%)

Atchison County

Population

5,2295,216

Median household income

$50,236$59,260

Median home value

$84,900$100,600

Median gross rent

$529$595

Scotland County

Population

4,9024,698

Median household income

$50,085$67,568

Median home value

$113,000$141,100

Median gross rent

$511$516

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atchison County	Scotland County
Under 5	4.5%	7.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	22.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	8.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.9%
75 and over	11.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atchison County	Scotland County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atchison County	Scotland County
No high school diploma	8.2%	21.6%
High school graduate	42.8%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atchison County	Scotland County
Drove alone	82.4%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	6.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.7%	9.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atchison County	Scotland County
1-unit, detached	87.1%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Atchison County	Scotland County
Poverty rate	12.5%	7.1%
Average household size	2.23	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1957	1969