Scott County, Tennessee

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Scott County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Scott County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	22,113	7,066,383	334,922,499	1767th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,711	$69,595	$80,734	2975th of 3,221
Median Age	40.7	38.9	38.9	1902nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.9%	31.1%	35.7%	3038th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$124,900	$286,700	$332,700	2577th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$686	$1,189	$1,413	2806th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.1%	13.8%	12.5%	317th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.5%	4.7%	5.2%	350th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	41.5	171.4	n/a	1710th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	6.1%	14.1%	3067th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.8	n/a	n/a	2727th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.6%	66.9%	65.2%	2082nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.1	25.7	26.4	496th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.7%	12.9%	15.1%	2969th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.4%	n/a	n/a	951st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.7%	46.8%	46.9%	2101st of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.0%	n/a	n/a	2919th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Scott County, Tennessee

Statistic	Scott County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.9	46.4	61.4

Age in Scott County, Tennessee

Statistic	Scott County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	40.7	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.3%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Scott County, Tennessee

Statistic	Scott County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	8,755	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.6%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.4%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.9%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.8%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	26.9%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Scott County, Tennessee

Statistic	Scott County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,452	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.5%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.8%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.8%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.1%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.5%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.5%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Scott County, Tennessee

Statistic	Scott County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	9,873	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.8%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.4%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.3%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.4%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$632	$1,442	n/a

Education in Scott County, Tennessee

Statistic	Scott County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	18.8%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.9%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.5%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.9%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Scott County, Tennessee

Statistic	Scott County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.9%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.6%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	21.6%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Scott County, Tennessee

Statistic	Scott County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.9%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.6%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.5%	6.1%	16.7%

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