COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Scott County

Missouri · 39,376 residents · 420 sq mi

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Scott County is home to 39,376 people in Missouri. Median home value sits at $41,600. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 21%. Median household income is $20,764, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $295 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,376

−3%vs 2000

vs 40,422 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

420 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(3,022)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(3,174)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(3,157)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(3,014)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,345)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(6,131)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(5,621)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(4,095)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(3,196)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(3,167)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(2,081)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(373)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,764

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,352 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,907

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,620 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.4%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,600

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $393 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.1%(35,221)

Black10.4%(4,217)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(448)

Asian0.2%(93)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(35,666)

Black8.9%(3,486)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(196)

Asian0.2%(60)

Other0.4%(164)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(862)

South American0.2%(67)

Chilean0.2%(67)

Puerto Rican0.1%(21)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(21)

Korean0%(5)

Thai0%(3)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Filipino0%(1)

Ancestry

German20%(7,580)

English10.9%(4,118)

Irish9.9%(3,745)

American9%(3,422)

Dutch1.8%(665)

Scottish1.7%(628)

French1.5%(556)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(410)

Italian0.7%(271)

Polish0.5%(179)

Norwegian0.4%(158)

Austrian0.2%(91)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(91)

Lithuanian0.2%(83)

Swedish0.1%(33)

British0.1%(24)

Arab0.1%(19)

Danish0%(16)

Lebanese0%(13)

Swiss0%(13)

Hungarian0%(12)

Canadian0%(9)

French Canadian0%(9)

Russian0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

Iraqi0%(6)

Czech0%(4)

Finnish0%(4)

Greek0%(4)

Croatian0%(3)

Israeli0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.4%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 12.8 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 married32.9%(4,743)

Married52.2%(7,517)

Widowed3.7%(531)

Divorced11.2%(1,618)

Women 15+

Never married26.2%(4,204)

Married50%(8,016)

Widowed12.6%(2,021)

Divorced11.2%(1,801)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% 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)16.1%(293)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(443)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.3%(714)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(71)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,819 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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