Scott County, Iowa

20 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 174,302
Median household income: $76,363
Median home value: $212,500

Scott County, Iowa counts 174,302 residents. 20 cities and places have their primary county here. At $76,363, its median household income sits above Iowa's $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Scott County's population grew 1.1% from 172,446 to 174,302, while its median household income rose 24.8% from $61,183 to $76,363.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.6% of the population. 80.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 174,302
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $76,363
Median home value: $212,500
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 78,130
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

172,446174,302

Median household income

$61,183$76,363

Median home value

$163,200$212,500

Median gross rent

$793$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	172,446	$61,183	$163,200	$793
2020	172,938	$63,876	$167,900	$812
2021	174,170	$67,675	$172,100	$852
2022	174,315	$72,792	$198,000	$919
2023	174,302	$76,363	$212,500	$958

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,270	5.9%
5 to 17	30,516	17.5%
18 to 24	14,636	8.4%
25 to 34	21,964	12.6%
35 to 44	23,687	13.6%
45 to 54	20,856	12.0%
55 to 64	22,522	12.9%
65 to 74	17,741	10.2%
75 and over	12,110	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	135,337	77.6%
Black or African American	12,177	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	200	0.1%
Asian	5,098	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	80	0.0%
Some other race	709	0.4%
Two or more races	8,189	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,512	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,947	5.8%
High school graduate	30,609	25.7%
Some college or associate's	38,257	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	26,844	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16,223	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	68,549	80.1%
Carpooled	5,511	6.4%
Public transit	609	0.7%
Walked	1,490	1.7%
Bicycle	122	0.1%
Worked from home	8,476	9.9%
Other means	778	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25,781	33.5%
15 to 29 min	38,799	50.3%
30 to 44 min	7,483	9.7%
45 to 59 min	2,422	3.1%
60+ min	2,574	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 11.6% (19,837 of 170,336)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,848	61.7%
Nonfamily households	27,827	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	72,675	93.0%
Vacant	5,455	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	50,582	69.6%
Renter-occupied	22,093	30.4%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	53,331	68.3%
1-unit, attached	5,042	6.5%
2 to 4 units	4,340	5.6%
5 to 19 units	8,133	10.4%
20 or more units	5,603	7.2%
Mobile home & other	1,681	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 19163
State: Iowa
Land area: 458 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 41.6421, -90.6223