County profile
Scott County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#354 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$13.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
86,426
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,525
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
175,259
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$78.3k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
36.6%±1.1%
Poverty rate
11.5%±0.9%
Business applications
2,022 · 2025
Retail establishments
621
35.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lee Enterprises, IncorporatedCommunication Services$562.3M60CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care23%
Retail trade21%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation16%
Admin & support11%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
175,259
residents · 2025 · +0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $70.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,196
International migration+1,507
Natural change+323
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.0B2019
$9.9B2020
$10.9B2021
$11.8B2022
$12.7B2023
$13.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$222.0k±$4.9k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$32/mo
Vacancy rate
6.9%±0.8%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$93.4M
372 units · 2.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
84.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 96Hail 96Winter weather 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3362016
3452017
3552018
3652019
3722020
4012021
4422022
4722023
4942024
5142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -12% since 20214222021
4642022
4882023
7852024
3722025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.2 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
2.2 km
DIR
Nearest port
13.8 km
BUILDERS SAND AND CEMENT CO. WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
23.2 km
QUAD CITIES INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.9k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Scott?
Scott's economy produced $13.3B in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.