COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Scott County

Indiana · 20,991 residents · 190 sq mi

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Scott County is home to 20,991 people in Indiana. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,900. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 25%. Median rent is $301 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,991

−9%vs 2000

vs 22,960 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

190 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,501)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,523)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,728)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(1,695)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,484)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(3,333)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(3,031)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(2,414)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(1,789)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(1,413)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(890)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(190)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,723

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,656 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,766

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,065 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.0%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,900

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $463 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(22,538)

Black0%(10)

Hispanic / Latino1%(222)

Asian0.2%(39)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(20,841)

Black0.1%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(143)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0.5%(112)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(466)

Puerto Rican0.3%(75)

Cuban0.2%(39)

Spaniard0.1%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(29)

Ancestry

English13.6%(3,333)

German11.1%(2,714)

American10.2%(2,506)

Irish7.5%(1,845)

Scottish2%(489)

Italian1.6%(404)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(277)

French1%(244)

Polish0.9%(220)

Welsh0.7%(178)

French Canadian0.6%(140)

British0.5%(113)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.4%(110)

Swiss0.4%(98)

Subsaharan African0.3%(63)

Norwegian0.2%(58)

Greek0.2%(57)

Swedish0.2%(57)

Czech0.2%(38)

Belgian0.1%(27)

Dutch0.1%(27)

Nigerian0.1%(14)

Austrian0.1%(13)

Egyptian0%(11)

Armenian0%(11)

Australian0%(11)

Iranian0%(10)

Lebanese0%(7)

West Indian0%(4)

Jamaican0%(4)

Danish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married36.5%(3,542)

Married46%(4,468)

Widowed4.2%(407)

Divorced13.3%(1,296)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(2,273)

Married47.1%(4,753)

Widowed10.3%(1,040)

Divorced20%(2,018)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.5%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% 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)16.7%(216)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(282)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.1%(530)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(64)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,290 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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