Scammon

Population: 397
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $81,700

Scammon, a community in Cherokee County, Kansas, has 397 residents. At $63,125, its median household income sits above Cherokee County's $58,274.

From 2019 to 2023, Scammon's population declined 30.8% from 574 to 397, while its median home value rose 74.9% from $46,700 to $81,700.

15.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 397
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $81,700
Median gross rent: $590
Housing units: 242
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

574397

Median household income

$35,000$63,125

Median home value

$46,700$81,700

Median gross rent

$775$590

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	574	$35,000	$46,700	$775
2020	503	$55,104	$46,900	$663
2021	403	$52,188	$56,000	$688
2022	374	$46,667	$79,500	$633
2023	397	$63,125	$81,700	$590

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	4.0%
5 to 17	53	13.4%
18 to 24	15	3.8%
25 to 34	43	10.8%
35 to 44	40	10.1%
45 to 54	57	14.4%
55 to 64	81	20.4%
65 to 74	64	16.1%
75 and over	28	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	373	94.0%
Black or African American	8	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's45.4%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	6.7%
High school graduate	102	32.6%
Some college or associate's	142	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	36	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone86.7%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	182	86.7%
Carpooled	15	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	4.8%
Other means	1	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	24.5%
15 to 29 min	86	43.0%
30 to 44 min	35	17.5%
45 to 59 min	12	6.0%
60+ min	18	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 13.1% (52 of 397)

	Count	Share
Family households	142	75.5%
Nonfamily households	46	24.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	188	77.7%
Vacant	54	22.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	155	82.4%
Renter-occupied	33	17.6%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	207	85.5%
1-unit, attached	2	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2063325
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2792, -94.8236