Scott County, Minnesota

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Scott County, Minnesota is among the highest in the country for median household income (57th of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Scott County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	154,557	5,739,445	334,922,499	450th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$119,314	$89,062	$80,734	57th of 3,221
Median Age	37.8	38.8	38.9	2618th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	44.1%	39.4%	35.7%	184th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$419,400	$329,300	$332,700	253rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,568	$1,280	$1,413	208th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.6%	9.3%	12.5%	3196th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.1%	5.2%	2251st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	434.0	72.1	n/a	377th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.2%	8.7%	14.1%	376th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.6	n/a	n/a	103rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.8%	72.2%	65.2%	188th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.8	22.7	26.4	1479th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.7%	17.6%	15.1%	146th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.1%	n/a	n/a	3097th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	61.2%	48.9%	46.9%	122nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.7%	n/a	n/a	65th 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, Minnesota

Statistic	Scott County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.4	41.1	61.4

Age in Scott County, Minnesota

Statistic	Scott County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	37.8	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	25.8%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.7%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.7%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Scott County, Minnesota

Statistic	Scott County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	54,971	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	75.3%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	39.1%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.1%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	19.2%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.8%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Scott County, Minnesota

Statistic	Scott County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,014	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.4%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.3%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.6%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	24.3%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.6%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.2%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.5%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Scott County, Minnesota

Statistic	Scott County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	56,671	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.8%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.9%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.0%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.2%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,230	$3,357	n/a

Education in Scott County, Minnesota

Statistic	Scott County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.6%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.8%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	31.2%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.0%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Scott County, Minnesota

Statistic	Scott County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	74.8%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.5%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.0%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.2%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.1%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Scott County, Minnesota

Statistic	Scott County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.5%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.7%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.0%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.2%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.7%	12.7%	16.7%

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