Lee County vs Scott County

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

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

Lee County has the higher population (22,042 vs 21,504 in Scott County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($45,136 vs $42,269 in Lee County). Scott County has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $98,700 in Lee County).

Population, income & housing

	Lee County	Scott County
Population	22,042	21,504
Median age	45.4 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,269	$45,136
Median home value	$98,700	$122,300
Median gross rent	$725	$665
Housing units	10,857	11,776
Homeownership rate	73.9%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee County	Scott County
Population	23,948 → 22,042 (-8.0%)	21,902 → 21,504 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$32,888 → $42,269 (+28.5%)	$39,820 → $45,136 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $98,700 (+12.0%)	$94,800 → $122,300 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $725 (+29.9%)	$563 → $665 (+18.1%)

Lee County

Population

23,94822,042

Median household income

$32,888$42,269

Median home value

$88,100$98,700

Median gross rent

$558$725

Scott County

Population

21,90221,504

Median household income

$39,820$45,136

Median home value

$94,800$122,300

Median gross rent

$563$665

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lee County	Scott County
Under 5	4.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	13.9%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	13.3%	14.0%
75 and over	9.3%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	95.9%
Black or African American	4.1%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee County	Scott County
No high school diploma	17.7%	16.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee County	Scott County
Drove alone	84.3%	87.1%
Carpooled	6.6%	6.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	0.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	72.9%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	19.9%

Poverty & households

	Lee County	Scott County
Poverty rate	27.6%	18.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1978	1974