2022 population: 21,476 ( 1,701 from 2010 , 92 from 2020)
Land area: 535.8 square miles
Population density: 40.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	20,586	95.86%	8.9%
Black:	201	0.94%	48.9%
Indian:	54	0.25%	12.5%
Asian:	45	0.21%	28.6%
2+ races:	231	1.08%	68.6%
Hispanic:	359	1.67%	53.4%

Total non-White:	890	4.14%	50.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	381	8.8
Deaths:	871	20.2
Net Migration:	393	9.1
Net Immigration:	2	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,999	-8.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	298	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
23,177
22,585	97.45%
135	0.58%
48	0.21%
35	0.15%
137	0.59%
234	1.01%
592	2.55%

2000
23,403
22,992	98.24%
137	0.59%
27	0.12%
20	0.09%
116	0.50%
99	0.42%
411	1.76%

1990
23,204
23,016	99.19%
117	0.50%
15	0.06%
8	0.03%
n/a
48	0.21%
188	0.81%

1980
25,068
24,728	98.64%
192	0.77%
6	0.02%
8	0.03%
n/a
130	0.52%
340	1.36%

1970
24,376
23,781	97.56%
588	2.41%
2	0.01%
5	0.02%
n/a
0	0.00%
595	2.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,085	8.9
2,821	12.1
33	0.1
33	0.1

-407	-1.7
181	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
2,300	9.9
2,842	12.2
-146	-0.6
16	0.1

-24	-0.1
223	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
2,653	10.6
2,576	10.3
-1,848	-7.4
n/a

-1,712	-6.8
-152	-0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-488	-2.0
n/a

947	3.9
-255	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Scott County, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.7
3,867	18.0%
17,609	82.0%
5,348	24.9%

8,838
2.35

5,452	61.7%
4,236	77.7%
407	7.5%
3,386	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
4,476	19.3%
18,701	80.7%
4,570	19.7%

9,775
2.30

6,642	67.9%
5,267	79.3%
418	6.3%
3,133	32.1%

2000
Number	Percent
41.4
4,835	20.7%
18,568	79.3%
4,154	17.7%

9,851
2.34

7,121	72.3%
5,948	83.5%
407	5.7%
2,730	27.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.3
5,126	22.1%
18,078	77.9%
3,878	16.7%

8,991
2.56

7,005	77.9%
5,894	84.1%
373	5.3%
1,986	22.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
6,936	27.7%
18,132	72.3%
3,362	13.4%

8,740
2.87

7,272	83.2%
6,374	87.7%
220	3.0%
1,468	16.8%

2022 Housing Data for Scott County, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	860	9.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	625	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	638	7.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	684	7.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	406	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	293	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	393	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	562	6.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	420	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	666	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	853	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	917	10.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	607	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	339	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	408	4.6%
$200,000 or more	167	1.9%

Median Household Income	44,535
Per Capita Income	26,681

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	71
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	757	8.6%
Public Assistance	265	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,747	19.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,266	57.5%
Unemployed	241	1.9%
In Armed Forces	55	0.4%

Total Labor Force	7,562	59.8%
Not in Labor Force	5,074	40.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,309	2,248	59.5%
Non-Profit	210	388	35.1%
Self-Employed	337	121	73.6%

Local Government	279	472	37.2%
State Government	138	277	33.3%
Federal Government	58	37	61.1%

Total Private + Self	3,646	2,369	60.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	685	1,174	36.8%
Total	4,331	3,543	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	782	9.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,486	18.8%
Professional, Technical	1,517	19.2%
Service Occupations	1,408	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	31	0.4%
All others	2,693	34.1%

White Collar		48.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,376	17.4%
Health care and social assistance	1,060	13.4%
Retail trade	978	12.4%
Construction	809	10.3%
Educational services	667	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	618	7.8%
Public administration	448	5.7%
Finance and insurance	325	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	253	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	231	2.9%
Other services	230	2.9%
Information	226	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	217	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	113	1.4%
Wholesale trade	111	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	74	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	72	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	45	0.6%
Utilities	33	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	298	1.38%
Puerto Rican	17	0.08%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.04%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	0.04%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	12	0.06%
Korean	9	0.04%
Japanese	2	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	20,562	99.2%
Spanish	48	0.2%
Other Asian	23	0.1%
German, other Germanic	21	0.1%
Tagalog	17	0.1%
Other	17	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	14	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	12	0.1%
Other Indo-European	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	8,523	39.6%
English	2,368	11.0%
Irish	1,566	7.3%
German	1,313	6.1%
Scotch-Irish	831	3.9%
European	421	2.0%
Scottish	248	1.2%
French	106	0.5%
Italian	96	0.4%
Dutch	89	0.4%
Polish	78	0.4%
African	78	0.4%
British	73	0.3%
Russian	59	0.3%
Northern European	49	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	21,472	99.7%
Not a citizen	64	0.3%

Native	21,443	99.6%
Foreign-born	93	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,315	8.1%	1,434	8.9%	5,945	36.8%	5,220	32.3%	1,470	9.1%	773	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,315	8.1%
9-12 Years	1,434	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,945	36.8%
Some College	5,220	32.3%
Bach. Degree	1,470	9.1%
Grad Degree	773	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	9,659	8,893	766	7.9%	4.4%
1991	9,835	8,972	863	8.8%	5.8%
1992	10,160	9,289	871	8.6%	6.2%
1993	10,112	9,292	820	8.1%	5.2%
1994	10,187	9,303	884	8.7%	4.8%
1995	10,307	9,395	912	8.8%	4.4%
1996	9,912	9,190	722	7.3%	4.3%
1997	9,645	9,003	642	6.7%	3.7%
1998	9,536	8,826	710	7.4%	2.8%
1999	9,293	8,696	597	6.4%	2.7%

2000	9,770	9,398	372	3.8%	2.3%
2001	9,798	9,336	462	4.7%	3.3%
2002	9,854	9,310	544	5.5%	4.4%
2003	9,919	9,348	571	5.8%	4.3%
2004	9,779	9,182	597	6.1%	4.1%
2005	9,804	9,252	552	5.6%	3.8%
2006	9,933	9,406	527	5.3%	3.3%
2007	9,823	9,332	491	5.0%	3.3%
2008	10,102	9,512	590	5.8%	4.3%
2009	9,911	8,944	967	9.8%	6.8%

2010	10,086	9,214	872	8.6%	7.3%
2011	10,135	9,398	737	7.3%	6.6%
2012	10,069	9,324	745	7.4%	5.9%
2013	10,003	9,321	682	6.8%	5.6%
2014	9,817	9,254	563	5.7%	5.1%
2015	9,537	9,052	485	5.1%	4.4%
2016	9,436	8,982	454	4.8%	4.0%
2017	9,350	8,975	375	4.0%	3.7%
2018	9,142	8,848	294	3.2%	2.9%
2019	9,161	8,887	274	3.0%	2.7%

2020	8,958	8,484	474	5.3%	6.2%
2021	8,909	8,587	322	3.6%	3.9%
2022	9,222	8,926	296	3.2%	2.9%
2023	9,391	9,088	303	3.2%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	11,793
Median Value	$122,300

Occupied	8,838	74.9%
Vacant	2,955	25.1%

Owned	6,941	78.5%
Rented	1,897	21.5%
Median Rent	$621

Single-Family Units	8,987	76.2%
Detached	8,778	74.4%
Attached	209	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	308	2.6%
Mobile Homes	2,373	20.1%

Scott County, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Scott County, VA

2022 Housing Data for Scott County, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Scott County, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Scott County, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Scott County, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Scott County, VA