Scott County, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Scott County is 1st in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Foreign born residents

Scott County is 1st in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Scott County is 1st in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Scott County is 5th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Scott County is 7th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Scott County is 8th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in People per household

Scott County is 10th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Home ownership rate

Scott County is 10th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Two or More

Scott County is 10th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Size Demographics
	Scott County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	28,250	33rd	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	609.2	31st	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	46.4	40th	63.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Scott County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	8.2%	5th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.3%	10th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.9%	66th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Scott County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	70.5%	70th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	9.6%	75th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Scott County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	59.2%	42nd	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	38.1%	41st	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	7th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	32nd	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.5%	1st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	10th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	1st	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	50.7%	53rd	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Scott County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	51.4%	45th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.5%	1st	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Scott County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	11,462	34th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.0%	60th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	9,791	34th	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	81.9%	10th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$62,700	67th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.8	8th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	73rd	6,039	829,658

Income Demographics
	Scott County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$17,435	51st	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$36,999	26th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.7%	56th	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Scott County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Non-farm private establishments	483	33rd	58,592	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	9,574	25th	887,772	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,806	39th	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$235,128	33rd	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,050	43rd	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$19,732	34th	$7,045,097	$613,795,732