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Scotland County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Scotland County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Scotland County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county with a population of 4,698 that has contracted 4.1% over five years. The labor force of roughly 62.1% participation skews toward lower formal education—only 14.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—yet median household income reaches $68,913 with a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.8% and a poverty rate of 7.1%. Housing costs are minimal, with a median home value of $141,100 and median gross rent of just $516/month, and an 83.0% homeownership rate reflects a stable, owner-occupied residential base with an average commute of 19.2 minutes.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

4,698

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,913

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.1% since 2018

Scotland County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,500 (96.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races111 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race37 (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone20 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone8 (0.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone6 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic361
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island87
  3. 3.Spanish8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

29.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

193

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,299

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,417

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance417
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)271
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)264
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining247
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities180

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations731
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations479
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations350
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations333
  5. 5.Service Occupations208

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.33×)246
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.54×)153
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)127
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)156
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.20×)174

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$141,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$516/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $125,000 to $149,999171 (13.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999137 (10.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999125 (9.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999113 (8.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999105 (8.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99980 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,569

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,630 (78.4%)
  • Worked At Home235 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled130 (6.3%)
  • Walked56 (2.7%)
  • Other27 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.