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 EDGARWage 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.