Scott Air Force Base is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,688 people and two associated neighborhoods, Scott Air Force Base is the 418th largest community in Illinois. Scott Air Force Base real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Scott Air Force Base house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Scott Air Force Base, employing 20.71% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Retail and Professional, scientific, and technical services industries employ 23.22% and 13.13% of the civilian workforce, respectively. Also of interest is that Scott Air Force Base has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Scott Air Force Base is also a town of artists. Scott Air Force Base has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Scott Air Force Base’s character. The overall crime rate in Scott Air Force Base is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Scott Air Force Base spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.96 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.The overall education level of Scott Air Force Base citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.68% of adults in Scott Air Force Base have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Scott Air Force Base in 2022 was $32,873, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,492 for a family of four. However, Scott Air Force Base contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Scott Air Force Base is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scott Air Force Base home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scott Air Force Base residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Scott Air Force Base also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.23% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Scott Air Force Base include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Scott Air Force Base is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
