Scott County, IA Demographic Data
Scott County, IA Summary
Scott County is located in Iowa
- Population: 168,799
- Area: 468.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 458.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 10.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 360.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 738.19 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Scott County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
87,552
51%
50.8
Male
84,922
49%
49.2
Total Population
172,474
323,128,000
Scott County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,077
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
11,647
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
12,223
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
10,996
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
10,074
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
22,793
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
22,697
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
21,743
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11,787
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
11,092
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
15,216
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
7,749
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,380
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
131,007
76.0%
77.2
Female
67,482
51.5%
51.3
Male
63,525
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
124,536
72.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
33,496
19.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
26,345
15.3%
15.2
Female
14,537
55.2%
55.8
Male
11,808
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Scott County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
169,659
98.4%
96.8
White
147,577
85.6%
72.6
Black or African American
14,802
8.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
554
0.3%
0.8
Asian
4,441
2.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,094
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
729
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
118
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
65
0.0%
0.2
Korean
180
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,542
0.9%
0.6
Other Asian
713
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,285
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,815
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
11,320
6.6%
17.8
Mexican
9,148
5.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
733
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,439
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
161,154
93.4%
82.2
Scott County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,426
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,316
4.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
36,898
31.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
22,865
19.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12,459
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
22,161
19.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14,332
12.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,742
6.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
108,715
93.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
36,493
31.3%
31.2
Scott County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
42,129
30.6%
33.7%
Now Married
69,278
50.4%
47.5
Divorced
16,005
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
1,761
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
8,354
6.1
5.8%
Scott County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
150,867
93.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10,530
6.5%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Scott County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,627
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,819
4.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,980
9.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,108
12.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8,733
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
11,685
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,897
13.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8,924
13.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,132
6.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,622
3.9%
6.4
Median household income
54,730
57,617
Per capita income
29,956
31,128
Scott County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
879
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,355
8.9%
9.8
Construction
4,696
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
19,199
23.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,834
7.0%
6.6
Information
1,920
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
13,930
16.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,770
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7,722
9.3%
11.4
Public administration
2,879
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
8,997
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,705
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,870
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,421
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
31,886
38.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12,756
15.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
17,703
21.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
14,990
18.1%
18.1%
Scott County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
81,537
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
71,331
87.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,029
4.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
533
0.7%
5.1
Walked
1,417
1.7%
2.7
Other means
878
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
3,349
4.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.5
26.6
Scott County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,836
5.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
22,929
34.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
26,161
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
13,601
20.4%
21.0
Scott County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
66,527
90.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
46,148
69.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
20,379
30.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,129
9.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Scott County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
73,656
1 room
726
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
2,524
3.4%
2.7
3 rooms
6,654
9.0%
9.1
4 rooms
10,687
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
12,687
17.2%
19.8
6 rooms
13,658
18.5%
17.8
7 rooms
8,965
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
7,574
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
10,181
13.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Scott County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
73,656
1-unit, detached
50,656
68.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,384
4.6%
5.9
2-units
2,188
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,827
5.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,600
4.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,977
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
4,052
5.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,972
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Scott County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
14,720
20.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,180
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8,649
11.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,201
15.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
13,328
18.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,772
6.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6,582
8.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7,660
10.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,891
3.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
673
0.9%
1.4%
Scott County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
49,227
74.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,445
3.7%
4.7
Electricity
14,011
21.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
205
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
58
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
197
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
384
0.6%
1.1
Scott County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
30,756
47295100.0
Less than $500
346
1.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,251
4.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,283
4.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,044
6.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,124
19.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
9,543
31.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,165
33.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
15,297
49.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,388
14.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,878
9.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,119
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,976
19.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
98
0.0%
0.0%
Scott County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
19,585
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
108
0.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
166
0.8%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
175
0.9%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
879
4.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,191
11.2%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,359
17.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
12,707
64.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
794
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
757
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,785
14.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,049
10.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,996
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,283
6.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,524
13.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8,477
44.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,265
0.0%
0.0%
Scott County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
46,148
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,347
5.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7,711
16.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10,615
23.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
8,244
17.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
10,037
21.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5,629
12.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,512
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
53
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
162,000
205,000