People QuickFacts Scott County Iowa Population, 2006 estimate 162,621 2,982,085 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 2.5% 1.9% Population, 2000 158,668 2,926,324 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 7.1% 6.4% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 25.7% 23.8% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 12.1% 14.6% Female persons, percent, 2006 50.9% 50.6% White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 89.6% 94.6% Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 6.4% 2.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 2.0% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.7% 1.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 4.6% 3.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 85.4% 91.0% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 54.0% 56.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.1% 3.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.6% 5.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.3% 86.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 24.9% 21.2% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 23,773 446,665 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.4 18.5  Housing units, 2006 69,827 1,320,331 Homeownership rate, 2000 70.6% 72.3% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 23.9% 18.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $92,400 $82,500  Households, 2000 62,334 1,149,276 Persons per household, 2000 2.49 2.46 Median household income, 2004 $46,947 $42,865 Per capita money income, 1999 $21,310 $19,674 Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 12.3% 10.5%     Business QuickFacts Scott County Iowa Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 4,570 82,087 Private nonfarm employment, 2005 82,118 1,261,108 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 0.4% -0.3% Nonemployer establishments, 2005 9,450 192,917 Total number of firms, 2002 12,202 236,515 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.9% 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.3% 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 0.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.9% 27.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 3,700,019 65,042,043 Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,174,139 33,546,948 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,150,022 31,195,012 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $13,516 $10,629 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 492,950 3,698,955 Building permits, 2006 694 13,357 Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 797,843 19,217,899     Geography QuickFacts Scott County Iowa Land area, 2000 (square miles) 457.93 55,869.36 Persons per square mile, 2000 346.4 52.4 FIPS Code 163 19 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts