Putnam County vs Scotland County

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

Putnam 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 4,675 in Putnam County). Scotland County has the higher median household income ($67,568 vs $56,875 in Putnam County). Scotland County has the higher median home value ($141,100 vs $111,600 in Putnam County).

Population, income & housing

	Putnam County	Scotland County
Population	4,675	4,698
Median age	45.6 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$67,568
Median home value	$111,600	$141,100
Median gross rent	$575	$516
Housing units	2,845	2,215
Homeownership rate	81.2%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Putnam County	Scotland County
Population	4,781 → 4,675 (-2.2%)	4,902 → 4,698 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$42,849 → $56,875 (+32.7%)	$50,085 → $67,568 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$96,600 → $111,600 (+15.5%)	$113,000 → $141,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $575 (+0.5%)	$511 → $516 (+1.0%)

Putnam County

Population

4,7814,675

Median household income

$42,849$56,875

Median home value

$96,600$111,600

Median gross rent

$572$575

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)

	Putnam County	Scotland County
Under 5	6.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	22.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	14.2%	9.9%
75 and over	10.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Putnam County	Scotland County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Putnam County	Scotland County
No high school diploma	6.1%	21.6%
High school graduate	40.0%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Putnam County	Scotland County
Drove alone	77.8%	81.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.3%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Putnam County	Scotland County
1-unit, detached	81.1%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Putnam County	Scotland County
Poverty rate	16.2%	7.1%
Average household size	2.45	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1977	1969