2024 population: 175,601 ( 920 from 2020)
Land area: 458.1 square miles
Population density: 383.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	135,649	77.25%	2.0%
Black:	14,459	8.23%	8.0%
Indian:	323	0.18%	7.4%
Asian:	6,010	3.42%	12.6%
2+ races:	5,444	3.10%	7.8%
Hispanic:	13,716	7.81%	13.2%

Total non-White:	39,952	22.75%	10.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,132	11.6
Deaths:	7,555	10.8
Net Migration:	-1,269	-1.8
Net Immigration:	1,553	2.2

Change in White population:	-2,784	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,704	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
174,681
138,433	79.25%
13,394	7.67%
349	0.20%
5,336	3.05%
5,050	2.89%
12,119	6.94%
36,248	20.75%

2010
165,224
136,884	82.85%
11,413	6.91%
369	0.22%
3,348	2.03%
3,846	2.33%
9,197	5.57%
28,340	17.15%

2000
158,668
137,382	86.58%
9,498	5.99%
425	0.27%
2,505	1.58%
2,241	1.41%
6,445	4.06%
21,286	13.42%

1990
150,979
137,191	90.87%
7,728	5.12%
511	0.34%
1,388	0.92%
n/a
4,161	2.76%
13,788	9.13%

1980
160,022
148,559	92.84%
6,428	4.02%
335	0.21%
834	0.52%
n/a
3,801	2.38%
11,463	7.16%

1970
142,687
135,878	95.23%
4,094	2.87%
111	0.08%
186	0.13%
n/a
2,267	1.59%
6,809	4.77%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,277	12.3
13,647	8.3
-537	-0.3
1,703	1.0

1,549	0.9
7,908	4.8

Number	Rate
2000's
21,132	13.3
11,921	7.5
-2,382	-1.5
1,628	1.0

-498	-0.3
7,054	4.4

Number	Rate
1990's
23,285	15.4
12,567	8.3
-4,187	-2.8
1,805	1.2

191	0.1
7,498	5.0

Number	Rate
1980's
25,776	16.1
11,992	7.5
-22,386	-14.0
n/a

-11,368	-7.1
2,325	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,586	1.1
n/a

12,681	8.9
4,654	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Scott County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.7
40,828	23.3%
134,773	76.7%
29,176	16.6%

71,436
2.39

44,298	62.0%
33,394	75.4%
4,788	10.8%
27,138	38.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.7
40,566	24.6%
124,658	75.4%
21,605	13.1%

66,765
2.42

43,144	64.6%
32,255	74.8%
4,970	11.5%
23,621	35.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
41,804	26.3%
116,864	73.7%
18,810	11.9%

62,367
2.49

42,117	67.5%
33,412	79.3%
4,413	10.5%
20,250	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
42,338	28.0%
108,641	72.0%
17,298	11.5%

57,329
2.59

40,501	70.6%
32,763	80.9%
4,192	10.4%
16,828	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
49,567	31.0%
110,455	69.0%
14,151	8.8%

56,823
2.77

42,000	73.9%
35,871	85.4%
3,485	8.3%
14,823	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Scott County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,441	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,393	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,358	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,574	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,912	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,580	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,502	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,505	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,699	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,978	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,774	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,105	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,761	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,706	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,865	8.2%
$200,000 or more	6,283	8.8%

Median Household Income	72,792
Per Capita Income	40,926

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	101
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,322	4.7%
Public Assistance	1,786	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,652	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	76,544	75.6%
Unemployed	3,178	3.1%
In Armed Forces	270	0.3%

Total Labor Force	79,992	79.0%
Not in Labor Force	21,271	21.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,353	26,399	56.5%
Non-Profit	2,561	5,380	32.3%
Self-Employed	4,131	2,863	59.1%

Local Government	1,941	3,490	35.7%
State Government	745	1,653	31.1%
Federal Government	2,003	1,691	54.2%

Total Private + Self	38,484	29,262	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,250	12,214	37.2%
Total	45,734	41,476	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,000	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,180	19.7%
Professional, Technical	19,891	22.8%
Service Occupations	13,123	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	253	0.3%
All others	21,102	24.2%

White Collar		60.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	14,735	16.9%
Health care and social assistance	12,470	14.3%
Retail trade	10,061	11.5%
Educational services	7,480	8.6%
Construction	6,338	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	5,843	6.7%
Public administration	3,982	4.6%
Finance and insurance	3,700	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,587	4.1%
Other services	3,579	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,492	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,475	4.0%
Wholesale trade	2,231	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,739	2.0%
Information	1,206	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,201	1.4%
Utilities	1,008	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	771	0.9%
Management	200	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	198	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,032	6.33%
Puerto Rican	409	0.23%
Cuban	71	0.04%
Dominican	65	0.04%

Total Central American	569	0.33%
Costa Rican	66	0.04%
Guatemalan	23	0.01%
Honduran	105	0.06%
Nicaraguan	163	0.09%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	212	0.12%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	288	0.17%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	41	0.02%
Colombian	150	0.09%
Ecuadorian	51	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	3	0.00%
Other South American	43	0.02%

Other Hispanic	234	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,589	0.91%
Vietnamese	858	0.49%
Chinese	460	0.26%
Korean	418	0.24%
Filipino	405	0.23%
Burmese	196	0.11%
Japanese	103	0.06%
Thai	68	0.04%
Cambodian	64	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	153,970	94.0%
Spanish	4,695	2.9%
Other Asian	1,372	0.8%
Other Indo-European	879	0.5%
Vietnamese	692	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	557	0.3%
German, other Germanic	423	0.3%
Chinese	340	0.2%
Tagalog	331	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	54,956	31.5%
Irish	27,488	15.8%
English	16,578	9.5%
American	6,405	3.7%
Swedish	5,753	3.3%
Norwegian	3,748	2.2%
Italian	3,441	2.0%
Polish	3,414	2.0%
Dutch	3,045	1.7%
European	2,895	1.7%
Scottish	2,724	1.6%
French	2,648	1.5%
Belgian	2,198	1.3%
Danish	1,627	0.9%
Czech	1,573	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	170,649	97.9%
Not a citizen	3,666	2.1%

Native	166,748	95.7%
Foreign-born	7,567	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,309	2.0%	4,797	4.1%	31,530	26.6%	38,374	32.4%	26,358	22.3%	14,969	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,309	2.0%
9-12 Years	4,797	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,530	26.6%
Some College	38,374	32.4%
Bach. Degree	26,358	22.3%
Grad Degree	14,969	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	78,923	75,467	3,456	4.4%	4.4%
1991	80,615	76,621	3,994	5.0%	4.7%
1992	84,064	79,467	4,597	5.5%	4.5%
1993	85,266	81,134	4,132	4.8%	4.1%
1994	84,146	80,745	3,401	4.0%	3.6%
1995	84,045	81,015	3,030	3.6%	3.5%
1996	85,379	82,228	3,151	3.7%	3.6%
1997	85,773	83,126	2,647	3.1%	3.1%
1998	86,827	84,433	2,394	2.8%	2.8%
1999	86,205	83,471	2,734	3.2%	2.7%

2000	85,722	82,905	2,817	3.3%	2.7%
2001	85,372	81,964	3,408	4.0%	3.3%
2002	87,009	83,001	4,008	4.6%	4.0%
2003	85,797	81,745	4,052	4.7%	4.4%
2004	86,053	81,890	4,163	4.8%	4.5%
2005	88,070	84,142	3,928	4.5%	4.3%
2006	88,836	85,488	3,348	3.8%	3.7%
2007	88,952	85,615	3,337	3.8%	3.7%
2008	90,614	86,809	3,805	4.2%	4.1%
2009	90,024	83,653	6,371	7.1%	6.4%

2010	87,001	81,133	5,868	6.7%	6.1%
2011	87,484	82,023	5,461	6.2%	5.6%
2012	87,600	82,565	5,035	5.7%	5.1%
2013	88,245	83,316	4,929	5.6%	4.7%
2014	88,865	84,265	4,600	5.2%	4.2%
2015	87,907	83,842	4,065	4.6%	3.7%
2016	87,175	83,275	3,900	4.5%	3.6%
2017	86,668	83,523	3,145	3.6%	3.1%
2018	88,126	85,463	2,663	3.0%	2.6%
2019	90,375	87,344	3,031	3.4%	2.8%

2020	86,403	80,541	5,862	6.8%	5.3%
2021	87,631	83,375	4,256	4.9%	3.8%
2022	89,009	86,166	2,843	3.2%	2.7%
2023	87,630	84,595	3,035	3.5%	2.9%
2024	90,111	86,764	3,347	3.7%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	77,613
Median Value	$198,000

Occupied	71,436	92.0%
Vacant	6,177	8.0%

Owned	49,363	69.1%
Rented	22,073	30.9%
Median Rent	$919

Single-Family Units	57,756	74.4%
Detached	52,938	68.2%
Attached	4,818	6.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,599	17.5%
Mobile Homes	1,782	2.3%

Scott County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Scott County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Scott County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Scott County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Scott County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Scott County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Scott County, IA