Demographics

People QuickFacts
Population, 2008 estimate 4,577
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 -10.6%
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 5,120
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 7.0%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 22.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 17.7%
Female persons, percent, 2008 50.3%
   
White persons, percent, 2008 (a) 98.1%
Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) 0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 0.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) 9.9%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 88.9%
   
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 55.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.8%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 23.0%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 807
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 14.0
   
Housing units, 2008 2,305
Homeownership rate, 2000 74.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 8.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $72,100
   
Households, 2000 2,045
Persons per household, 2000 2.46
Median household income, 2007 $47,876
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,443
Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 7.8%

 


Business QuickFacts
Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 192
Private nonfarm employment, 2007 1,201
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 -17.5%
Nonemployer establishments, 2007 430
Total number of firms, 2002 583
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 57.6%
   
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 58,398
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 46,845
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,502
Accommodation and food services sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,149
Building permits, 2008 0
Federal spending, 2008 48,139

 


Geography QuickFacts
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 717.52
Persons per square mile, 2000 7.1
FIPS Code 171
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

    
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... are taken from the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts.  See even more stats and links about Scott County.