COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Scott County

Illinois · 5,644 residents · 251 sq mi

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Scott County is home to 5,644 people in Illinois. Median home value sits at $32,900. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 27%. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median rent is $249 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,644

+2%vs 2000

vs 5,537 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

251 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(367)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(464)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(398)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(379)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(304)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(842)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(714)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(620)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(547)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(505)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(390)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(114)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,642

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,566 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,505

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,998 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,900

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$249

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $326 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.9%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(5,497)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(10)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(5,629)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(5)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(73)

Spaniard0.1%(4)

Central American0.1%(3)

Panamanian0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.3%(17)

Asian Indian0.1%(4)

Filipino0%(1)

Ancestry

German28.6%(1,414)

Irish14.2%(702)

English13.9%(684)

American10.4%(514)

Italian3.4%(170)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(80)

Scottish1.5%(74)

Dutch0.9%(46)

Portuguese0.8%(41)

Czech0.8%(38)

Norwegian0.8%(38)

Polish0.7%(37)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.5%(25)

Russian0.3%(15)

French0.3%(13)

Greek0.2%(10)

Welsh0.2%(10)

Swedish0.2%(9)

Swiss0.2%(9)

Austrian0.2%(8)

Croatian0.1%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(4)

Australian0.1%(3)

British0.1%(3)

Belgian0%(2)

Canadian0%(1)

Finnish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.6%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.9 min

+72%vs 2000

vs 16.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.4%(667)

Married52.5%(1,083)

Widowed5.9%(121)

Divorced9.2%(190)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(414)

Married53.2%(1,107)

Widowed14.8%(307)

Divorced12.2%(253)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.8%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.1%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.7%

−9.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.2%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.9%(34)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(143)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 286 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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