Scott County, Tennessee

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 21,969
Median household income: $42,679
Median home value: $116,800

Scott County, Tennessee counts 21,969 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $42,679, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Scott County's population held roughly steady from 21,969 to 21,969, while its median household income rose 9.8% from $38,864 to $42,679.

85.6% of workers drive to work alone. 64.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,969
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,679
Median home value: $116,800
Median gross rent: $691
Housing units: 9,851
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,96921,969

Median household income

$38,864$42,679

Median home value

$99,000$116,800

Median gross rent

$556$691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,969	$38,864	$99,000	$556
2020	22,020	$37,135	$97,300	$541
2021	21,855	$38,409	$102,200	$561
2022	21,917	$39,744	$113,900	$646
2023	21,969	$42,679	$116,800	$691

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,318	6.0%
5 to 17	3,834	17.5%
18 to 24	1,734	7.9%
25 to 34	2,643	12.0%
35 to 44	2,770	12.6%
45 to 54	2,955	13.5%
55 to 64	2,994	13.6%
65 to 74	2,225	10.1%
75 and over	1,496	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,215	96.6%
Black or African American	86	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	0.2%
Asian	90	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	466	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate48.3%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,945	19.5%
High school graduate	7,284	48.3%
Some college or associate's	3,317	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	869	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	668	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,173	85.6%
Carpooled	870	10.4%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	46	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	169	2.0%
Other means	116	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,490	30.3%
15 to 29 min	2,840	34.6%
30 to 44 min	832	10.1%
45 to 59 min	325	4.0%
60+ min	1,721	21.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 24.9% (5,338 of 21,445)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,803	67.2%
Nonfamily households	2,835	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,638	87.7%
Vacant	1,213	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,201	71.8%
Renter-occupied	2,437	28.2%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other27.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,381	64.8%
1-unit, attached	82	0.8%
2 to 4 units	309	3.1%
5 to 19 units	359	3.6%
20 or more units	49	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2,671	27.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 47151
State: Tennessee
Land area: 532 sq mi
Water area: 0.93 sq mi
Center point: 36.4306, -84.5041