Fort Scott

Population: 7,551
Median household income: $60,799
Median home value: $89,400

Fort Scott is a community in Bourbon County, Kansas, home to 7,551 residents. At $60,799, its median household income sits below Bourbon County's $67,555.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Scott's population declined 2.5% from 7,742 to 7,551, while its median home value rose 53.1% from $58,400 to $89,400.

The median resident is 39.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,551
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,799
Median home value: $89,400
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 3,828
Homeownership rate: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7427,551

Median household income

$35,417$60,799

Median home value

$58,400$89,400

Median gross rent

$622$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,742	$35,417	$58,400	$622
2020	7,715	$37,279	$64,500	$701
2021	7,579	$40,417	$69,600	$736
2022	7,569	$45,206	$82,300	$798
2023	7,551	$60,799	$89,400	$796

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	463	6.1%
5 to 17	1,218	16.1%
18 to 24	831	11.0%
25 to 34	913	12.1%
35 to 44	873	11.6%
45 to 54	707	9.4%
55 to 64	995	13.2%
65 to 74	801	10.6%
75 and over	750	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,667	88.3%
Black or African American	213	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	440	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	225	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	444	8.8%
High school graduate	1,535	30.5%
Some college or associate's	1,967	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	637	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	456	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled18.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,382	67.0%
Carpooled	639	18.0%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	42	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	473	13.3%
Other means	17	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,180	70.8%
15 to 29 min	374	12.1%
30 to 44 min	230	7.5%
45 to 59 min	89	2.9%
60+ min	208	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 10.9% (784 of 7,190)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,020	60.5%
Nonfamily households	1,317	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,337	87.2%
Vacant	491	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,173	65.1%
Renter-occupied	1,164	34.9%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,113	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	309	8.1%
5 to 19 units	165	4.3%
20 or more units	165	4.3%
Mobile home & other	76	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2024000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.8280, -94.7041