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Fort Scott, KS Urban Area

7,503 Population
5.1 square miles 1,471.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±4.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,332 ±$2,989 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,091 ±$11,529 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.7% ±4.4% (988  ±317) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.6 minutes ±3.1 (49,515  ±11,278) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,432 ±199 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (7,181  ±197) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.7% ±3.5% (80  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,840 ±201 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$100,700 ±$12,255 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.3% ±3.1% (765  ±231.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.8% ±8.1% (4,627  ±474.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.3% ±4.9% (1,174  ±253.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.1% ±0.8% (82  ±61) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.6% ±2.1% (388  ±124) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
388 Total veterans ±124 370 Male ±119 18 Female ±30

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