Clayton County, Iowa
Scott County, Iowa
Iowa
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 16,845 175,259 3,238,387 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 16,845 175,259 3,238,387 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 17,040 174,667 3,190,582 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -1.1% 0.3% 1.5% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 17,043 174,669 3,190,369 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 18,129 165,224 3,046,355 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5% 5.4% 5.7% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.4% 22.0% 22.2% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 27.6% 19.7% 20.1% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 50.0% 50.8% 50.2% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 96.4% 82.0% 87.7% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 0.9% 8.9% 4.9% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.5% 0.5% 0.8% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 0.4% 3.3% 2.7% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 5.1% 3.5% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 2.6% 7.9% 8.1% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 94.4% 75.6% 81.0% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 1,087 10,040 160,571 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 2.3% 4.8% 5.9% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 8,890 80,038 1,469,096 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 78.0% 70.0% 71.7% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $168,500 $222,000 $208,000 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,354 $1,572 $1,533 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $583 $611 $616 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $790 $1,005 $972 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 55 372 13,664 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 7,509 73,132 1,315,707 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.23 2.34 2.36 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 90.0% 86.5% 87.1% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 5.7% 7.0% 9.1% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 89.5% 94.9% 94.7% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 84.4% 90.5% 88.9% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 92.6% 94.1% 93.3% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 14.5% 36.6% 31.4% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 10.0% 9.3% 8.9% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.8% 5.2% 6.6% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 61.6% 65.5% 66.3% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 57.1% 61.1% 62.4% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 14,382 724,615 8,918,895 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 88,167 1,716,331 28,721,347 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 30,876 886,358 14,691,935 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 265,482 4,794,302 67,256,410 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $15,564 $27,593 $21,020 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 23.1 20.3 19.8 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $67,242 $78,277 $75,059 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $38,594 $43,847 $40,877 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 9.7% 11.7% 11.3% 10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 487 4,525 83,321 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 4,999 86,426 1,415,652 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 250,257 4,559,315 79,763,986 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 0.0% 2.0% 2.1% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 1,561 11,322 228,781 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 430 3,352 57,666 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 348 1,915 34,220 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S S 10,700 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 337 3,982 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 384 2,428 48,315 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 242 2,764 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 343 2,512 49,121 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 21.9 381.3 57.1 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 23.3 360.7 54.5 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 778.50 458.10 55,853.42 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 778.54 458.09 55,857.13 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 19043 19163 19 1