Scott County, Tennessee

Scott County has a population of 22,113 and has grown 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $124,900, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $44,711.

Home price
$124,900
Income
$44,711
Population
22,113
Unemployment
7.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$124,900county
Median gross rent$686county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198036.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile27.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$762county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,159county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$44,711county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate23.1%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 home3.7%county
Unemployment rate7.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.9%county
Share of workers employed by government20.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$31,634county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.51%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(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 time30.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 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 station146 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths45.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher12.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.2%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3824county
Students per full-time teacher14.4county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.2%county
Frequent mental distress22.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.9%county

Place

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

Population22,113county
Land area in square miles532county
People per square mile of land41.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages0.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents174county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in371county
Households that moved away253county
Average income of arriving households$53,830county
Average income of departing households$43,715county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.5 incounty
Annual snowfall4.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.15 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing97 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use950 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas53.6%county
Homes heated by propane5.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood3.3%county
Households with broadband79.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk29.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.1county
Landslide risk87.9county
Hail risk48.0county
Earthquake risk57.3county
Tornado risk46.8county
Tropical cyclone risk43.8county
Extreme heat risk6.2county
Winter weather risk68.4county
Strong wind risk50.7county
Wildfire risk68.8county

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

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