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Fort Scott, Kansas Economy Profile

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 Fort Scott, Kansas United States
StateKansas
CityFort Scott
Total population8,297 281,421,906
Male3,831138,053,563
Female4,466143,368,343
Median age (years)37.235.3
Total households3,481105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)26,87141,994

Fort Scott, Kansas Economy

sixty point seven two percent of people are in the labor force of Fort Scott, Kansas. The total population of Fort Scott, Kansas is 8,297 people. Per capita income in Fort Scott, Kansas is equal to $14,997. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Fort Scott, Kansas, receive $25,919, female full-time, year-round workers in Fort Scott, Kansas, are paid twenty thousand, five hundred and eighty-three dollars. There are 131 families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.21% of workers in Fort Scott, Kansas. Eighty-one point eight six percent comprise private wage and salary workers in Fort Scott, Kansas. There are seven Unpaid family workers in Fort Scott, Kansas. 149 people are involved in public administration. 23.7% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Fort Scott, Kansas. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Fort Scott, Kansas is as follows: 2.56%.

 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
Population 16 years and over6,448  217,168,077
In labor force3,915 60.72%63.92%
- Civilian labor force3,908 60.61%63.39%
- - Employed3,705 57.46%59.73%
- - Unemployed203 3.15%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.2  5.8
- Armed Forces7 0.11%0.53%
Not in labor force2,533 39.28%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over3,484 54.03%51.66%
In labor force1,905 29.54%29.72%
- Civilian labor force1,905 29.54%29.65%
- - Employed1,807 28.02%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years596 9.24%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force441  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over3,652  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone2,736 74.92%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled726 19.88%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)0  4.73%
Walked86 2.35%2.93%
Other means19 0.52%1.19%
Worked at home85 2.33%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)15.2 0.42%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over3,705  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations894 24.13%33.65%
Service occupations638 17.22%14.86%
Sales and office occupations951 25.67%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations30 0.81%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations310 8.37%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations882 23.81%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining36 0.97%1.87%
Construction208 5.61%6.78%
Manufacturing768 20.73%14.1%
Wholesale trade221 5.96%3.6%
Retail trade380 10.26%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities95 2.56%5.2%
Information68 1.84%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing325 8.77%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services147 3.97%9.3%
Educational, health and social services878 23.7%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services268 7.23%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)162 4.37%4.87%
Public administration149 4.02%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers3,033 81.86%78.47%
Government workers472 12.74%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business193 5.21%6.63%
Unpaid family workers7 0.19%0.31%
 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households3,482  105,539,122
Less than $10,000559 16.05%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999386 11.09%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999680 19.53%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999623 17.89%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999579 16.63%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999402 11.55%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999143 4.11%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99969 1.98%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99925 0.72%2.2%
$200,000 or more16 0.46%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)26,871  41,994
With earnings2,416 37.47%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)35,898  56,604
With Social Security income1,374 21.31%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,821  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income289 4.48%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,597  6,320
With public assistance income211 3.27%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,116  3,032
With retirement income558 8.65%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)8,469  17,376
 
Families2,110  72,261,780
Less than $10,000113 5.36%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999124 5.88%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999387 18.34%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999452 21.42%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999478 22.65%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999325 15.4%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999133 6.3%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99964 3.03%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99918 0.85%2.75%
$200,000 or more16 0.76%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)34,531  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)14,997  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers25,919  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers20,583  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families229  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years215 93.89%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years124 54.15%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present131  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years124 94.66%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years71 54.2%42.27%
 
Individuals1,307  33,899,812
18 years and over818 62.59%65.35%
- 65 years and over203 15.53%9.7%
Related children under 18 years441 33.74%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years295 22.57%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over528 40.4%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.