Scranton

Population: 891
Median household income: $53,767
Median home value: $75,500

Scranton is a community in Osage County, Kansas, home to 891 residents. Its median household income of $53,767 runs below the Osage County figure of $70,216.

From 2019 to 2023, Scranton's population grew 52.3% from 585 to 891, while its median home value fell 6.4% from $80,700 to $75,500.

The median gross rent is $642. 12.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 891
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,767
Median home value: $75,500
Median gross rent: $642
Housing units: 392
Homeownership rate: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

585891

Median household income

$56,250$53,767

Median home value

$80,700$75,500

Median gross rent

$717$642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	585	$56,250	$80,700	$717
2020	669	$58,214	$70,400	$613
2021	787	$48,834	$65,500	$538
2022	868	$51,484	$65,600	$558
2023	891	$53,767	$75,500	$642

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	5.6%
5 to 17	215	24.1%
18 to 24	50	5.6%
25 to 34	109	12.2%
35 to 44	107	12.0%
45 to 54	119	13.4%
55 to 64	89	10.0%
65 to 74	52	5.8%
75 and over	100	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	812	91.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	2.6%
Two or more races	50	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate52.6%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	10.4%
High school graduate	303	52.6%
Some college or associate's	139	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	66	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	318	85.5%
Carpooled	21	5.6%
Public transit	4	1.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	4.0%
Other means	14	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51	14.3%
15 to 29 min	165	46.2%
30 to 44 min	96	26.9%
45 to 59 min	38	10.6%
60+ min	7	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 18.9% (168 of 891)

	Count	Share
Family households	189	56.4%
Nonfamily households	146	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	335	85.5%
Vacant	57	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	291	86.9%
Renter-occupied	44	13.1%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	300	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	74	18.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2063675
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7780, -95.7411