With 27,718 people, Scott County is a county in Mississippi. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $106,700. 22.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $48,786, under the $82,259 national median. The median age is 35.9, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,786, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Scott County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.4% → 13.5%(+4.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants80.7% → 71.3%(−9.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$82,562 → $106,700(+29%)US over the same years: +67%
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)39.7%(463)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(244)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.3%(330)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.2%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,166 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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Over time
Scott County, decade by decade
Scott County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
24,137
$40,897
$82,562
9.4%
60.0
2000
28,423
$48,613
$77,603
8.6%
68.6
2010
28,264
$51,450
$91,781
10.3%
74.1
2020
27,990
$48,446
$95,145
11.3%
78.9
2024
27,718
$48,786
$106,700
13.5%
81.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
