Bronson vs Fort Scott

A side-by-side comparison of Bronson and Fort Scott: population, income, housing, and more.

Bronson and Fort Scott are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Scott has the higher population (7,551 vs 573 in Bronson). Bronson has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $60,799 in Fort Scott). Fort Scott has the higher median home value ($89,400 vs $59,000 in Bronson).

Population, income & housing

	Bronson	Fort Scott
Population	573	7,551
Median age	25.3 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$60,799
Median home value	$59,000	$89,400
Median gross rent	—	$796
Housing units	191	3,828
Homeownership rate	87.3%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronson	Fort Scott
Population	258 → 573 (+122.1%)	7,742 → 7,551 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $71,250 (+96.6%)	$35,417 → $60,799 (+71.7%)
Median home value	$40,000 → $59,000 (+47.5%)	$58,400 → $89,400 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $817 (+10.4%)	$622 → $796 (+28.0%)

Bronson

Population

258573

Median household income

$36,250$71,250

Median home value

$40,000$59,000

Median gross rent

$740$817

Fort Scott

Population

7,7427,551

Median household income

$35,417$60,799

Median home value

$58,400$89,400

Median gross rent

$622$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronson	Fort Scott
Under 5	13.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	30.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	6.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	4.0%	10.6%
75 and over	1.7%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronson	Fort Scott
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	88.3%
Black or African American	2.6%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronson	Fort Scott
No high school diploma	5.2%	8.8%
High school graduate	34.4%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronson	Fort Scott
Drove alone	74.7%	67.0%
Carpooled	21.5%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronson	Fort Scott
1-unit, detached	82.2%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Bronson	Fort Scott
Poverty rate	27.3%	10.9%
Average household size	3.63	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1974	1951