Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Scottsville is worth considering.
The percentage of people in Scottsville with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.21% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Scottsville in 2022 was $24,319, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,276 for a family of four. However, Scottsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Scottsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.99% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Scottsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scottsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scottsville include Irish, English, Russian, German, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Scottsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
