Scott is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 9,468 people and four associated neighborhoods, Scott is the 59th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Scott is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Scott is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scott who work in sales jobs (11.95%), teaching (10.11%), and management occupations (7.55%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 citizens of Scott are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.32% of adults in Scott having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Scott in 2022 was $35,641, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,564 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.
