Demographics of Scott County, Missouri

Scott County, Missouri had 37,975 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −46 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Scott County, in four figures

37,975
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −46 people.; 39.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,782 ±$4,395
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Scott County, Missouri's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Scott County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Scott County, Missouri's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Scott County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	38,021	100.0	100.0
2021	37,893	99.7	100.2
2022	37,861	99.6	100.7
2023	37,885	99.6	101.6
2024	37,937	99.8	102.5
2025	37,975	99.9	103.1

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Population of Scott County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	38,021	−33	−15	0	−26
2021	37,893	−128	−83	−1	−72
2022	37,861	−32	−111	+6	+94
2023	37,885	+24	−64	+25	+71
2024	37,937	+52	−34	+29	+63
2025	37,975	+38	−40	+14	+63

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.7 ±0.5: for men 38.7 ±1.2 and for women 41.2 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Scott County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	2,433 ±196	6.4% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,665 ±372	17.6% ±1.0	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,125 ±289	8.2% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,220 ±394	24.3% ±1.0	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,391 ±386	24.8% ±1.0	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,099 ±464	18.7% ±1.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,782 ±$4,395, and income per person $33,711 ±$1,792, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Scott County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,842 ±398	18.5% ±2.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,399 ±405	22.2% ±2.6	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,116 ±419	20.3% ±2.7	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,241 ±280	14.6% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,740 ±260	11.4% ±1.7	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,179 ±230	7.7% ±1.5	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	810 ±193	5.3% ±1.3	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Scott County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	4,778 ±661	12.8% ±1.8	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,266 ±272	14.2% ±2.9	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,224 ±387	11.7% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,288 ±273	13.8% ±2.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Scott County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Scott County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	16,861 ±35	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±1.8	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±1.7	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.1% ±2.1	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.9% ±2.3	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,400 ±$5,696	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$873 ±$39	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Scott County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	995 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	30,667 ±189	80.8% ±0.5	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,463 ±298	9.1% ±0.8	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 70	0% to 0.2%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 15	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	45 ±4	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 136	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,665 ±364	7.0% ±1.0	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Scott County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	29,304 ±651	77.3% ±1.7	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,246 ±672	21.7% ±1.8	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	68 to 240	0.2% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	229 ±102	0.6% ±0.3	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	47 to 169	0.1% to 0.4%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	47 to 195	0.1% to 0.5%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Scott County among the counties of Missouri

32nd of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Scott County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Webster County	43,054	+10.4%
Butler County	41,904	−0.4%
Howell County	40,798	+2.5%
Lawrence County	39,401	+3.7%
Warren County	39,016	+9.2%
Scott County	37,975	−0.1%
Laclede County	36,943	+2.5%
Barry County	36,200	+4.8%
Polk County	33,604	+6.3%
Lafayette County	33,531	+1.4%
Stone County	32,503	+4.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026