COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Scotland County

Missouri · 4,822 residents · 437 sq mi

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Scotland County is home to 4,822 people in Missouri. The median age is 38.9, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $25,700. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 40%. The poverty rate is 25.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,822

−3%vs 2000

vs 4,983 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.9

+4%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

437 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(352)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(352)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(319)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(305)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(218)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(647)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(552)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(507)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(474)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(536)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(395)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(165)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,944

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,409 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,581

−41%vs 2000

vs $14,474 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.4%

+8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,700

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$190

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $313 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(4,890)

Black0.2%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(42)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(4,808)

Black0.2%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.1%(6)

Cuban0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Thai0%(2)

Ancestry

German25.6%(1,201)

American12.7%(595)

English10.8%(505)

Swiss4.5%(213)

Irish4.4%(208)

Norwegian2.2%(104)

Polish2.1%(100)

Scottish1.8%(86)

Italian0.9%(43)

Welsh0.5%(25)

Russian0.4%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(19)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(17)

French0.4%(17)

Danish0.3%(15)

Dutch0.3%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(6)

Portuguese0.1%(3)

Swedish0.1%(3)

Canadian0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.5%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married25.5%(450)

Married57.2%(1,009)

Widowed2.6%(45)

Divorced14.7%(260)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(359)

Married61.5%(1,070)

Widowed11.7%(204)

Divorced6.1%(107)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

39.0%

+4.9 ptssince 2013

from 34.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.0%

−8.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.0%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% 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)16.6%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(38)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.2%(64)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.3%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 193 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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