Fort Scott vs Fulton

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

Fort Scott and Fulton 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 121 in Fulton). Fort Scott has the higher median household income ($60,799 vs $48,750 in Fulton). Fort Scott has the higher median home value ($89,400 vs $61,700 in Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Scott	Fulton
Population	7,551	121
Median age	39.2 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,799	$48,750
Median home value	$89,400	$61,700
Median gross rent	$796	$813
Housing units	3,828	80
Homeownership rate	65.1%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Scott	Fulton
Population	7,742 → 7,551 (-2.5%)	112 → 121 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$35,417 → $60,799 (+71.7%)	$46,875 → $48,750 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$58,400 → $89,400 (+53.1%)	$50,000 → $61,700 (+23.4%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $796 (+28.0%)	$450 → $813 (+80.7%)

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

Fulton

Population

112121

Median household income

$46,875$48,750

Median home value

$50,000$61,700

Median gross rent

$450$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Scott	Fulton
Under 5	6.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	28.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	0.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	18.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	7.4%
75 and over	9.9%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Scott	Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	70.2%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	29.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Scott	Fulton
No high school diploma	8.8%	10.4%
High school graduate	30.5%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Scott	Fulton
Drove alone	67.0%	95.7%
Carpooled	18.0%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Scott	Fulton
1-unit, detached	81.3%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	41.3%

Poverty & households

	Fort Scott	Fulton
Poverty rate	10.9%	14.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	16	30
Median year structure built	1951	1966