Scott County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Scott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	59,536	4,534,824	334,922,499	901st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$85,158	$63,726	$80,734	417th of 3,221
Median Age	36.4	39.1	38.9	2819th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.7%	27.6%	35.7%	476th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$288,500	$205,600	$332,700	685th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,247	$967	$1,413	479th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	16.1%	12.5%	2293rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	4.9%	5.2%	1724th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	211.0	114.8	n/a	614th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	4.7%	14.1%	1578th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1415th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.7%	68.3%	65.2%	2063rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.2	24.0	26.4	2089th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.5%	10.2%	15.1%	1067th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.2%	n/a	n/a	2972nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.1%	46.6%	46.9%	682nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.5%	n/a	n/a	319th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Scott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Scott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Scott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Scott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	36.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.0%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Scott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Scott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	22,642	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.5%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.1%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.4%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.3%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	28.2%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Scott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Scott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,521	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.7%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.4%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.0%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.5%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.6%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Scott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Scott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	23,725	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.9%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.1%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,000.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,908	$1,544	n/a

Education in Scott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Scott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	5.8%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.1%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.4%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.0%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.7%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Scott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Scott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.9%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.3%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.1%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.7%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Scott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Scott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	5.5%	16.7%

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