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.

Scott Air Force Base is a military town: the armed forces employs 20.71% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Professional, scientific, and technical services are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 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.

Overall, Scott Air Force Base’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

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.

In terms of college education, Scott Air Force Base is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.68% of adults in Scott Air Force Base have a college degree.

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.