Scott County, Kentucky

Scott County has a population of 59,536 and has grown 8.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $288,500, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $85,158.

Home price
$288,500
Income
$85,158
Population
59,536
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$288,500county
Median gross rent$1,247county
Median year homes here were built2000county
Share of homes built before 198022.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,527county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,079county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,743county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$85,158county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate10.6%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 home10.5%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.1%county
Economic output per resident$75,655county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(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 time22.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.3 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 station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths53.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(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 higher34.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment9863county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Free lunch eligible50.4%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

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

Population59,536county
Land area in square miles282county
People per square mile of land211.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store13.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.1%county
Population change since 2020+8.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age36.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.4%county
Share of households that are one person24.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages4.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents130county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in2,104county
Households that moved away1,826county
Average income of arriving households$63,114county
Average income of departing households$60,416county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year393county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.7%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation60.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F33 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing93 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,108 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas20.4%county
Homes heated by propane5.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband92.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk58.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.1county
Landslide risk42.9county
Hail risk56.5county
Earthquake risk75.4county
Tornado risk80.5county
Tropical cyclone risk37.0county
Extreme heat risk50.0county
Winter weather risk69.8county
Strong wind risk92.2county
Wildfire risk14.6county

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 Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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