COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Scott County

Kentucky · 23,867 residents · 282 sq mi

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Scott County is home to 23,867 people in Kentucky. There are 9,194 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 22% more than in Kentucky as a whole. Median home value sits at $67,200. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $27,563, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,867

−28%vs 2000

vs 33,061 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

282 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202460K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(1,585)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,811)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,961)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(2,079)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(1,877)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(3,895)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(3,779)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,399)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(1,854)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(1,515)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(880)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(232)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,563

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,081 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,314

−43%vs 2000

vs $21,490 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.5%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,200

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $105,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$338

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $513 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.2%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

33.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(30,167)

Black5.3%(1,749)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(531)

Asian0.5%(157)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(22,171)

Black6.5%(1,555)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(65)

Asian0.4%(95)

Other0.2%(46)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(2,230)

Central American1%(615)

Guatemalan0.5%(292)

Panamanian0.4%(262)

Puerto Rican0.3%(185)

South American0.3%(158)

Cuban0.3%(157)

Venezuelan0.2%(128)

Spaniard0.1%(68)

Salvadoran0.1%(42)

Ecuadorian0%(21)

Honduran0%(19)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Colombian0%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(166)

Filipino0.2%(114)

Japanese0.1%(81)

Vietnamese0.1%(48)

Asian Indian0.1%(35)

Kazakh0%(26)

Nepalese0%(21)

Korean0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(132)

Native Hawaiian0%(14)

Ancestry

English19.1%(11,375)

American13.8%(8,189)

German12.7%(7,542)

Irish12.2%(7,252)

Italian2.5%(1,460)

Scottish2.2%(1,304)

French1.8%(1,093)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(1,018)

Welsh1%(614)

Polish1%(576)

Dutch0.6%(358)

British0.6%(340)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(323)

Norwegian0.5%(314)

French Canadian0.4%(238)

Subsaharan African0.4%(214)

Ukrainian0.2%(123)

Nigerian0.2%(103)

Czech0.2%(95)

West Indian0.2%(94)

Canadian0.1%(87)

Greek0.1%(87)

Russian0.1%(83)

Swiss0.1%(83)

Hungarian0.1%(79)

Danish0.1%(61)

Arab0.1%(57)

Lebanese0.1%(57)

Slovak0.1%(46)

Portuguese0.1%(37)

Slovene0.1%(31)

Croatian0%(22)

Finnish0%(21)

Australian0%(14)

Lithuanian0%(14)

Iranian0%(5)

Brazilian0%(3)

Austrian0%(2)

Israeli0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.2%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.1%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married31.1%(7,304)

Married56.9%(13,363)

Widowed2.3%(548)

Divorced9.7%(2,279)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(6,149)

Married54%(13,018)

Widowed7.3%(1,767)

Divorced13.2%(3,195)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.2%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 78.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.2%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% 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)27.2%(826)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.5%(954)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.2%(826)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(155)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(25)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,032 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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