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Scott County, TN

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

AI Overview

Scott County, TN is a small rural county of roughly 22,000 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 52.2% and an unemployment rate of 7.4%, reflecting a constrained and largely blue-collar workforce where only 10.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $32,557 against a median household income of $44,711, with a poverty rate of 24.9% indicating significant economic stress. Housing costs are low—median home value of $116,800 and median gross rent of $691/month—and the population has been essentially flat, growing just 0.1% over five years.

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

Population

21,969

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$44,711

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

Scott County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,351 (96.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races496 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone75 (0.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race71 (0.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone54 (0.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone42 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Vietnamese47
  2. 2.Spanish40
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)10
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,111

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,306

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,544

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,148
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,897
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)787
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities760
  5. 5.Construction (Group)749

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,537
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,417
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,676
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,261
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations903

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.34×)1,968
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.60×)215
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.36×)674
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.27×)741
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)2,062

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$691/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999998 (15.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999645 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999455 (7.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999449 (7.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999350 (5.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999312 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,557

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,194 (82.9%)
  • Carpooled954 (11.0%)
  • Worked At Home320 (3.7%)
  • Other128 (1.5%)
  • Walked79 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit2 (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.