Scott County, Kansas

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Scott County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Scott County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,027	2,947,197	334,922,499	2898th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,839	$74,275	$80,734	1280th of 3,221
Median Age	38.2	37.4	38.9	2542nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.7%	35.6%	35.7%	855th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$160,000	$217,200	$332,700	2024th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$685	$1,060	$1,413	2808th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.5%	11.3%	12.5%	3066th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	3.9%	5.2%	2674th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.0	36.0	n/a	2766th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.1%	7.4%	14.1%	552nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1503rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.2%	67.2%	65.2%	2554th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	10.4	19.7	26.4	3204th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.2%	11.8%	15.1%	2616th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.3%	n/a	n/a	662nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.0%	49.1%	46.9%	2376th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.2%	n/a	n/a	2607th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Scott County, Kansas

Statistic	Scott County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	38.8	44.7	61.4

Age in Scott County, Kansas

Statistic	Scott County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	38.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.5%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.9%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.9%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.0%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Scott County, Kansas

Statistic	Scott County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	2,289	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.9%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.9%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.4%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	28.4%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Scott County, Kansas

Statistic	Scott County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,349	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.0%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.2%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.8%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.5%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.4%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.0%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Scott County, Kansas

Statistic	Scott County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	2,334	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.8%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	1.9%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.8%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.3%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,640	$2,798	n/a

Education in Scott County, Kansas

Statistic	Scott County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	10.3%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.4%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.6%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.8%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Scott County, Kansas

Statistic	Scott County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.0%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	90.1%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	74.7%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.4%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Scott County, Kansas

Statistic	Scott County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.5%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.6%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.5%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.1%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	16.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.2%	9.2%	16.7%

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