Schuyler County vs Scotland County

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

Schuyler 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 4,044 in Schuyler County). Scotland County has the higher median household income ($67,568 vs $56,023 in Schuyler County). Scotland County has the higher median home value ($141,100 vs $118,200 in Schuyler County).

Population, income & housing

	Schuyler County	Scotland County
Population	4,044	4,698
Median age	38.8 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,023	$67,568
Median home value	$118,200	$141,100
Median gross rent	$382	$516
Housing units	1,906	2,215
Homeownership rate	79.0%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schuyler County	Scotland County
Population	4,555 → 4,044 (-11.2%)	4,902 → 4,698 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$42,694 → $56,023 (+31.2%)	$50,085 → $67,568 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$71,200 → $118,200 (+66.0%)	$113,000 → $141,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$459 → $382 (-16.8%)	$511 → $516 (+1.0%)

Schuyler County

Population

4,5554,044

Median household income

$42,694$56,023

Median home value

$71,200$118,200

Median gross rent

$459$382

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)

	Schuyler County	Scotland County
Under 5	8.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	19.7%	22.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	8.1%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	10.1%	9.9%
75 and over	8.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schuyler County	Scotland County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schuyler County	Scotland County
No high school diploma	6.3%	21.6%
High school graduate	54.0%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schuyler County	Scotland County
Drove alone	84.6%	81.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.0%	9.4%
Other means	2.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schuyler County	Scotland County
1-unit, detached	78.8%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Schuyler County	Scotland County
Poverty rate	9.7%	7.1%
Average household size	3.20	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1963	1969