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Fort Scott, KS
Demographic Data




Fort Scott Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Fort Scott Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

7,615

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
15.8%
18 - 24:
10.8%
25 - 34:
11.6%
35 - 54:
19.2%
55 - 64:
14.1%
Over 65 Years:
22.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.0%
6.0%
86.2%
86.2%
20.3%
20.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Fort Scott
USA
$27,897
$27,897
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Fort Scott
USA
$45,206
$45,206
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.5%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Retail
Healthcare
Education
Finance
Transportation
Construction
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Other
25.7%
25.7%
12.4%
12.4%
10.9%
10.9%
10.1%
10.1%
9.5%
9.5%
6.2%
6.2%
5.2%
5.2%
4.6%
4.6%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
86.2%
86.2%
6.0%
6.0%
4.2%
4.2%
3.4%
3.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Scottish
Swedish
French
Norwegian
Slovak
African
European
Swiss
British
Scandinavian
Austrian
Polish
Welsh
Turkish
20.6%
20.6%
15.2%
15.2%
9.3%
9.3%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
1.9%
1.9%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Spanish
Italian
French
Laotian
Persian
German/Yiddish
West Germanic languages
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Thai
Miao/Hmong
97.8%
97.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Fort Scott Residents

0.6%


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