2020 census As of the
2020 census, Scott City had a population of 4,113. The median age was 38.0 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.2 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,629 households in Scott City, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.1% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 3,816 people, 1,583 households, and 1,029 families residing in the city. The
population density was . There were 1,710 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.4%
White, 0.4%
African American, 0.5%
Native American, 0.5%
Asian, 7.8% from
other races, and 1.4% from
two or more races.
Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 17.3% of the population. There were 1,583 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were
married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age in the city was 42 years. 24% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,855 people, 1,595 households, and 1,060 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,761 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.18%
White, 0.13%
African American, 0.49%
Native American, 0.16%
Asian, 2.88% from
other races, and 1.17% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 7.26% of the population. There were 1,595 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were
married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,047 and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $32,287 versus $19,900 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $19,227. About 2.8% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy==