Scott, Louisiana demographics

Scott, LA demographics: median age 42.0; 22.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Scott city, Louisiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 2268475. The survey estimates a population of 8,609 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Scott is 42.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.9 years. There are 3,846 households (±371). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.0 ±3.9	38.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Under 18	1,900 ±317	22.1% ±3.7 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	1,442 ±323	16.7% ±3.7 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	3,596 ±548	41.8% ±6.4 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,671 ±362	19.4% ±4.2 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Male	4,221 ±340	49.0% ±3.9 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	4,388 ±337	51.0% ±3.9 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
White alone	6,067 ±499	70.5% ±5.8 pp	56.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,684 ±453	19.6% ±5.3 pp	30.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	56 ±81 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	112 ±141 · low precision	1.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	686 ±343	8.0% ±4.0 pp	7.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,022 ±308	93.2% ±3.6 pp	92.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	587 ±309 · low precision	6.8% ±3.6 pp · low precision	7.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,846
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,473 ±216	38.3% ±4.2 pp	41.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	104 ±85 · low precision	2.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	310 ±144	8.1% ±3.7 pp	15.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,652 ±475	43.0% ±11.6 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	307 ±132	8.0% ±3.3 pp	5.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,846
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	883 ±148	23.0% ±3.1 pp	30.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,963 ±431	77.0% ±8.4 pp	69.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,846
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,652 ±475	43.0% ±11.6 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,070 ±233	27.8% ±5.4 pp	32.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	497 ±138	12.9% ±3.4 pp	15.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	271 ±119	7.0% ±3.0 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	248 ±118	6.4% ±3.0 pp	5.5%	5.9%
Six-person households	82 ±78 · low precision	2.1% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	26 ±38 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,609
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	8,232 ±248	95.6% ±2.9 pp	95.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	377 ±244 · low precision	4.4% ±2.8 pp · low precision	4.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,416
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
English only	7,185 ±457	85.4% ±5.3 pp	91.5%	77.7%
Spanish	489 ±272 · low precision	5.8% ±3.2 pp · low precision	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	612 ±300	7.3% ±3.6 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	40 ±63 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	66 ±103 · low precision	0.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	24 ±33 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,074
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	638 ±360 · low precision	10.5% ±5.9 pp · low precision	12.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,357 ±386	38.8% ±6.0 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,051 ±336	17.3% ±5.5 pp	20.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	672 ±160	11.1% ±2.6 pp	7.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,021 ±281	16.8% ±4.5 pp	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	335 ±139	5.5% ±2.3 pp	10.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,555
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Same house	7,987 ±255	93.4% ±2.9 pp	88.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	270 ±193 · low precision	3.2% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	153 ±127 · low precision	1.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	144 ±104 · low precision	1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.2% of Scott residents (±3.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.8% in Louisiana and 8.4% nationally. 82.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Scott	Louisiana	U.S.	Compared with Louisiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.2% ±3.7 pp	7.8%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	82.7% ±3.3 pp	86.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.3% ±1.6 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Scott . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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