Scott County vs Warren County

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

Scott County and Warren 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 36,467 in Warren County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($77,989 vs $58,847 in Scott County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($241,200 vs $143,700 in Scott County).

Population, income & housing

	Scott County	Warren County
Population	37,967	36,467
Median age	39.4 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,847	$77,989
Median home value	$143,700	$241,200
Median gross rent	$809	$913
Housing units	16,833	15,834
Homeownership rate	68.8%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scott County	Warren County
Population	38,633 → 37,967 (-1.7%)	34,453 → 36,467 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$44,139 → $58,847 (+33.3%)	$60,125 → $77,989 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$109,200 → $143,700 (+31.6%)	$180,000 → $241,200 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)	$812 → $913 (+12.4%)

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

Warren County

Population

34,45336,467

Median household income

$60,125$77,989

Median home value

$180,000$241,200

Median gross rent

$812$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scott County	Warren County
Under 5	6.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.7%
75 and over	7.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scott County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	89.8%
Black or African American	11.1%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scott County	Warren County
No high school diploma	13.6%	10.8%
High school graduate	39.8%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scott County	Warren County
Drove alone	83.5%	81.4%
Carpooled	10.2%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	7.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scott County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Scott County	Warren County
Poverty rate	14.5%	9.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1976	1996