Laclede County vs Scott County

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

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

Scott County has the higher population (37,967 vs 36,245 in Laclede County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($58,847 vs $50,825 in Laclede County). Laclede County has the higher median home value ($158,000 vs $143,700 in Scott County).

Population, income & housing

	Laclede County	Scott County
Population	36,245	37,967
Median age	39.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,825	$58,847
Median home value	$158,000	$143,700
Median gross rent	$796	$809
Housing units	15,951	16,833
Homeownership rate	70.1%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laclede County	Scott County
Population	35,531 → 36,245 (+2.0%)	38,633 → 37,967 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$47,257 → $50,825 (+7.6%)	$44,139 → $58,847 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$113,900 → $158,000 (+38.7%)	$109,200 → $143,700 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $796 (+20.4%)	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)

Laclede County

Population

35,53136,245

Median household income

$47,257$50,825

Median home value

$113,900$158,000

Median gross rent

$661$796

Scott County

Population

38,63337,967

Median household income

$44,139$58,847

Median home value

$109,200$143,700

Median gross rent

$687$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laclede County	Scott County
Under 5	6.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.8%
75 and over	7.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laclede County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	81.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laclede County	Scott County
No high school diploma	14.2%	13.6%
High school graduate	42.8%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laclede County	Scott County
Drove alone	78.9%	83.5%
Carpooled	12.8%	10.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.9%	4.2%
Other means	2.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laclede County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	70.4%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.9%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Laclede County	Scott County
Poverty rate	18.6%	14.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1984	1976