2020 census As of the
2020 census, Scott City had a population of 4,346. The median age was 38.6 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males age 18 and over. 99.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.4% lived in rural areas. There were 1,766 households, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.1% were married-couple households, 16.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 1,794 households 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.6% were non-families. 26.1% of households were one person and 11% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age was 36.3 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.
2000 census At the
2000 census there were 4,591 people, 1,801 households, and 1,287 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,953 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the city was 98.26% White, 0.39% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63%. Of the 1,801 households 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.8% of households were one person and 10.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02. The age distribution was 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median household income was $31,958 and the median family income was $36,763. Males had a median income of $30,088 versus $17,061 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,099. About 8.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==