Knox County vs Scotland County

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

Knox 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.

Scotland County has the higher population (4,698 vs 3,760 in Knox County). Scotland County has the higher median household income ($67,568 vs $53,333 in Knox County). Scotland County has the higher median home value ($141,100 vs $97,200 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Knox County	Scotland County
Population	3,760	4,698
Median age	39.8 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,333	$67,568
Median home value	$97,200	$141,100
Median gross rent	$661	$516
Housing units	1,940	2,215
Homeownership rate	85.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox County	Scotland County
Population	3,947 → 3,760 (-4.7%)	4,902 → 4,698 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $53,333 (+33.3%)	$50,085 → $67,568 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $97,200 (+28.7%)	$113,000 → $141,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $661 (+18.9%)	$511 → $516 (+1.0%)

Knox County

Population

3,9473,760

Median household income

$40,000$53,333

Median home value

$75,500$97,200

Median gross rent

$556$661

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)

	Knox County	Scotland County
Under 5	8.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	22.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.6%
35 to 44	9.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.9%
75 and over	9.4%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox County	Scotland County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.9%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox County	Scotland County
No high school diploma	17.1%	21.6%
High school graduate	41.0%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox County	Scotland County
Drove alone	65.1%	81.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	6.4%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	22.3%	9.4%
Other means	0.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox County	Scotland County
1-unit, detached	83.1%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Knox County	Scotland County
Poverty rate	14.7%	7.1%
Average household size	3.00	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1964	1969