COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Scott County

Mississippi · 24,137 residents · 609 sq mi

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Scott County is home to 24,137 people in Mississippi. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 27.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $34,400. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $17,040, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,137

−15%vs 2000

vs 28,423 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

609 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,974)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(2,050)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,981)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(2,070)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(1,618)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(3,625)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(3,121)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,432)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(2,035)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(1,846)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,048)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(337)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,040

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,686 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,187

−42%vs 2000

vs $14,013 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.4%

+6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,400

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $370 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.7%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

19.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.7%(15,546)

Black38.5%(10,944)

Hispanic / Latino5.8%(1,660)

Asian0.1%(42)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.4%(14,830)

Black38.1%(9,208)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(122)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(99)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.4%(2,316)

Central American4.8%(1,339)

Guatemalan2.9%(796)

Cuban1.2%(332)

Nicaraguan1.1%(313)

Panamanian0.6%(174)

South American0.2%(64)

Honduran0.2%(56)

Dominican0.2%(44)

Puerto Rican0.1%(38)

Colombian0.1%(35)

Spaniard0.1%(20)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(17)

Peruvian0%(7)

Bolivian0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(31)

Chinese0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(36)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(35)

Ancestry

American20.4%(5,657)

English8.2%(2,260)

Irish5%(1,375)

German2.1%(594)

French0.7%(204)

Italian0.6%(179)

Scottish0.6%(166)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(125)

Swedish0.4%(121)

Welsh0.2%(51)

West Indian0.1%(35)

Jamaican0.1%(35)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.1%(33)

Dutch0.1%(25)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Arab0%(11)

Portuguese0%(8)

Lebanese0%(5)

British0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.1%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 19.0 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 married36.3%(3,704)

Married50.1%(5,103)

Widowed3.2%(328)

Divorced10.4%(1,056)

Women 15+

Never married36.7%(4,048)

Married44.4%(4,893)

Widowed10.3%(1,140)

Divorced8.5%(937)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.3%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% 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)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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