Scotland County vs. Knox County

	Scotland County (MO)	Knox County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,966	3,947
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.3%	-4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,853	4,131
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,843	4,131
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.8%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	29.5%	23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.1%	22.1%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.0%
White alone, percent	98.2%	97.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.1%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.0%	1.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	97.2%	96.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	258	321
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.2%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,369	2,273
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.9%	80.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$87,200	$71,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$998	$895
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$413	$385
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$527	$492
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.4%	4.8%
Building permits, 2018	1	2
Households, 2014-2018	1,820	1,533
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.5%	4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.5%	78.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.3%	60.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.1%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.0%	15.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.9%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.8%	17.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.3%	53.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.6%	44.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,849	38,065
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,171	$9,325
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.8	23.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,965	$40,383
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,809	$22,020
Persons in poverty, percent	14.1%	16.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	140	95
Total employment, 2017	877	744
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	27,351	21,871
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	505	395
All firms, 2012	539	478
Men-owned firms, 2012	353	364
Women-owned firms, 2012	131	91
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	506	460
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	423	393
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	11.1	8.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	436.67	504.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Scotland county (MO) and Knox county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.