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Scott County, MS

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

AI Overview

Scott County is a small manufacturing-oriented county in central Mississippi with a population of 27,754 that has contracted 2.3% over five years and a labor force participation rate of just 54.8%. The workforce skews toward lower-cost labor — median worker earnings are $32,171, only 12.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate stands at 20.7%. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $89,900 and median gross rent of $888/month, and a 71.9% homeownership rate despite a median household income of $48,786.

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

Population

27,754

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,786

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,095 (47.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,375 (33.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,567 (12.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races954 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race617 (2.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone71 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,014
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island76
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)42
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,166

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,054

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,915

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,995
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,973
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,265
  4. 4.Construction (Group)944
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services923

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,058
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,769
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,900
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,876
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,143

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.21×)3,544
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.89×)335
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.40×)1,078
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)1,436
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.10×)573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$89,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$888/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • Less Than $10,000717 (10.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999639 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999582 (8.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999577 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999512 (7.4%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999498 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,171

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,917 (84.9%)
  • Carpooled913 (8.7%)
  • Worked At Home409 (3.9%)
  • Other176 (1.7%)
  • Walked76 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit9 (0.1%)

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.