Scott County vs Webster County

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

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

Webster County has the higher population (39,868 vs 37,967 in Scott County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($69,731 vs $58,847 in Scott County). Webster County has the higher median home value ($219,100 vs $143,700 in Scott County).

Population, income & housing

	Scott County	Webster County
Population	37,967	39,868
Median age	39.4 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,847	$69,731
Median home value	$143,700	$219,100
Median gross rent	$809	$777
Housing units	16,833	15,360
Homeownership rate	68.8%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scott County	Webster County
Population	38,633 → 37,967 (-1.7%)	38,655 → 39,868 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$44,139 → $58,847 (+33.3%)	$50,560 → $69,731 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$109,200 → $143,700 (+31.6%)	$136,200 → $219,100 (+60.9%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)	$661 → $777 (+17.5%)

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

Webster County

Population

38,65539,868

Median household income

$50,560$69,731

Median home value

$136,200$219,100

Median gross rent

$661$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scott County	Webster County
Under 5	6.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	17.7%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.4%
75 and over	7.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scott County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	91.5%
Black or African American	11.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scott County	Webster County
No high school diploma	13.6%	11.5%
High school graduate	39.8%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scott County	Webster County
Drove alone	83.5%	79.7%
Carpooled	10.2%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.9%
Other means	1.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scott County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Scott County	Webster County
Poverty rate	14.5%	16.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1976	1990