Scott, NY Demographics

Population 384 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Scott

Household size in Scott

Household size, people per household
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–102.752.682.68
2010–142.762.722.73
2015–192.722.692.71
2020–242.342.652.65
Change−0.41−0.03−0.03
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Households in Scott are small: just 2.34 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.75 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Scott

Median age, years
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–1039.838.337.7
2010–1443.539.038.6
2015–1944.240.239.6
2020–2449.240.840.1
Change+9.4+2.5+2.3
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With a median age of 49.2, Scott is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Scott

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–1012.6%13.1%12.3%
2010–149.4%12.7%12.3%
2015–1913.5%11.6%11.6%
2020–2416.8%11.6%11.6%
Change+4.2 pts−1.5 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in six households in Scott (16.8%), well above the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Scott

Renters in Scott

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–1019.8%44.8%33.3%
2010–1415.7%46.2%35.6%
2015–1911.6%46.2%36.0%
2020–2412.7%45.7%34.8%
Change−7.1 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 12.7% of households in Scott rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (49.6%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Scott

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–1013.1%10.3%11.4%
2010–1415.7%10.4%11.4%
2015–1915.2%11.0%11.1%
2020–249.0%9.7%9.6%
Change−4.1 pts−0.6 pts−1.8 pts
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About as many homes sit empty in Scott as nationally: 9.0%, against 9.6%.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Scott

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–10197319561974
2010–14196419571975
2015–19197019581977
2020–24197519611980
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Housing in Scott leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Still, homes here are newer than in New York as a whole, where the median home dates to 1961.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Scott

Rent, per month
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–10$762$1,095$965
2010–14$746$1,201$1,040
2015–19$670$1,426$1,213
2020–24$1,048$1,794$1,571
Change+$286+$698+$606
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Rent in Scott runs $1,048 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.4% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Scott

Bachelor's degrees in Scott

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–1023.5%31.9%28.4%
2010–1422.6%33.4%29.6%
2015–1924.7%36.2%32.1%
2020–2432.7%39.8%35.6%
Change+9.2 pts+8.0 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are about as common in Scott as nationally: 32.7% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The share is lower than in New York overall (39.8%).

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Scott

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–1085.8%84.0%84.9%
2010–1489.6%84.9%86.1%
2015–1991.2%86.5%87.7%
2020–2493.5%87.3%89.3%
Change+7.8 pts+3.3 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Scott is above the national rate: 93.5% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Scott

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodScottNew YorkU.S.
2006–109.4%7.7%8.1%
2010–149.7%9.2%9.4%
2015–193.5%5.7%5.6%
2020–248.7%6.6%5.4%
Change−0.7 pts−1.2 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Scott: 8.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Scott compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Scott2.3449.216.8%12.7%9.0%1975$1,04832.7%93.5%8.7%
Glen Haven2.5143.913.5%8.5%25.2%1974$89421.6%87.5%6.3%
Homer2.2345.912.8%22.9%7.2%1960$1,26037.1%93.9%3.7%
Dresserville2.4745.77.5%10.9%26.2%1970$1,04718.6%87.0%2.0%
Little York2.2048.016.7%18.6%7.6%1966$1,44927.0%95.9%1.0%
Preble2.2745.915.7%10.1%15.0%1961$1,30040.0%95.5%1.0%
Summerhill2.3644.98.8%20.6%11.6%1972$1,41421.4%91.9%1.4%
Spafford2.3449.911.4%3.7%31.7%1962$1,56542.5%95.0%1.0%
East Homer2.2152.415.0%29.2%3.4%1973$1,67113.1%95.9%0.3%
Montville2.3542.312.9%25.2%7.4%1955$85718.1%69.6%1.7%
Cortland2.1534.610.6%46.3%10.4%1957$1,02429.0%89.1%4.5%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Scott. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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