Scott County, Arkansas

Scott County has a population of 9,816 and has grown 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $115,000, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $43,270.

Home price
$115,000
Income
$43,270
Population
9,816
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$115,000county
Median gross rent$722county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$671county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,159county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$43,270county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate18.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.3%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government13.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.1%county
Economic output per resident$51,467county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.43%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport59250county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station81 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%county
Traffic deaths81.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2244county
Students per full-time teacher10.0county
Free lunch eligible70.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,816county
Land area in square miles893county
People per square mile of land11.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract60.9%county
Population change since 2020+1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person34.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.6%county
Second languages8.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents549county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents16county
Households that moved in234county
Households that moved away192county
Average income of arriving households$39,389county
Average income of departing households$38,995county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation57.2 incounty
Annual snowfall11.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.41 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F62 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing63 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days206 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 7county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,042 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.1%county
Homes heated by propane7.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood8.0%county
Households with broadband78.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk45.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk54.3county
Hail risk27.4county
Earthquake risk40.3county
Tornado risk41.8county
Tropical cyclone risk34.4county
Extreme heat risk49.3county
Winter weather risk36.6county
Strong wind risk31.6county
Wildfire risk67.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Scott County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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