Scott is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 8,728 people and four associated neighborhoods, Scott is the 59th largest community in Louisiana.
A relatively large number of people in Scott telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Scott has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Scott a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small city, Scott doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Scott who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.59% of the adults in Scott have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Scott in 2022 was $38,193, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,772 for a family of four. However, Scott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Scott is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Scott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scott residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scott include French, Acadian/Cajun, French Canadian, Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Scott is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.