Scott County, Missouri

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 37,967
Median household income: $58,847
Median home value: $143,700

Scott County, Missouri counts 37,967 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $58,847, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Scott County's population declined 1.7% from 38,633 to 37,967, while its median household income rose 33.3% from $44,139 to $58,847.

Owners occupy 68.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,967
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,847
Median home value: $143,700
Median gross rent: $809
Housing units: 16,833
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,63337,967

Median household income

$44,139$58,847

Median home value

$109,200$143,700

Median gross rent

$687$809

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,633	$44,139	$109,200	$687
2020	38,538	$46,310	$113,200	$719
2021	38,161	$50,556	$122,400	$738
2022	38,055	$54,621	$132,800	$798
2023	37,967	$58,847	$143,700	$809

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,441	6.4%
5 to 17	6,737	17.7%
18 to 24	3,082	8.1%
25 to 34	5,029	13.2%
35 to 44	4,175	11.0%
45 to 54	4,492	11.8%
55 to 64	5,016	13.2%
65 to 74	4,114	10.8%
75 and over	2,881	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,904	81.4%
Black or African American	4,233	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.0%
Asian	80	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.1%
Some other race	28	0.1%
Two or more races	1,707	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	966	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,489	13.6%
High school graduate	10,238	39.8%
Some college or associate's	6,408	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,719	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,853	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,326	83.5%
Carpooled	1,748	10.2%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	123	0.7%
Bicycle	47	0.3%
Worked from home	720	4.2%
Other means	191	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,237	44.0%
15 to 29 min	5,403	32.9%
30 to 44 min	2,643	16.1%
45 to 59 min	436	2.7%
60+ min	718	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 14.5% (5,378 of 37,205)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,926	65.5%
Nonfamily households	5,237	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,163	90.1%
Vacant	1,670	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,426	68.8%
Renter-occupied	4,737	31.2%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,731	75.6%
1-unit, attached	200	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1,219	7.2%
5 to 19 units	651	3.9%
20 or more units	154	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1,878	11.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 29201
State: Missouri
Land area: 420 sq mi
Water area: 5.86 sq mi
Center point: 37.0478, -89.5681

Cities & places

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