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Fort Scott, Kansas Housing 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 Housing

Today's all the most Find household information of Fort Scott, Kansas, stated below. Housing tenure in Fort Scott, Kansas can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately two thousand, two hundred and nineteen, which makes eighty-eight point three three percent, while renter-occupied housing units figure is one thousand, two hundred and sixty-two that is 32.02% from total amount.

 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households3,481  105,480,101
Family households (families)2,083 59.84%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years978 28.1%32.79%
- Married-couple family1,554 44.64%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years636 18.27%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present402 11.55%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years259 7.44%7.17%
Nonfamily households1,398 40.16%31.94%
- Householder living alone1,227 35.25%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over650 18.67%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years1,069 30.71%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over1,189 34.16%23.39%
 
Average household size2.30  2.59
Average family size2.97  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units3,914  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units3,481 88.33%91.01%
- Vacant housing units433 10.99%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use13 0.33%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)3.1  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)9.8  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units3,481  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units2,219 56.31%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units1,262 32.02%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.41  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.10  2.40
 
Total housing units3,941  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached3,053 77.47%60.28%
1-unit, attached73 1.85%5.56%
2 units172 4.36%4.31%
3 or 4 units213 5.4%4.74%
5 to 9 units160 4.06%4.67%
10 to 19 units18 0.46%4.0%
20 or more units174 4.42%8.63%
Mobile home78 1.98%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200039 0.99%2.38%
1995 to 1998119 3.02%7.32%
1990 to 1994146 3.7%7.31%
1980 to 1989161 4.09%15.81%
1970 to 1979556 14.11%18.5%
1960 to 1969388 9.85%13.73%
1940 to 1959813 20.63%19.97%
1939 or earlier1,719 43.62%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room27 0.69%2.2%
2 rooms168 4.26%4.81%
3 rooms320 8.12%9.84%
4 rooms682 17.31%15.97%
5 rooms1,084 27.51%20.89%
6 rooms776 19.69%18.45%
7 rooms400 10.15%12.06%
8 rooms199 5.05%8.06%
9 or more rooms285 7.23%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.2  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units3,509  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000824 23.67%19.95%
1995 to 1998916 26.31%28.9%
1990 to 1994556 15.97%16.07%
1980 to 1989565 16.23%15.58%
1970 to 1979248 7.12%9.86%
1969 or earlier400 11.49%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None347 9.89%10.3%
11,477 42.09%34.25%
21,142 32.54%38.36%
3 or more543 15.47%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas2,966 84.53%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas65 1.85%6.52%
Electricity459 13.08%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0  8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood14 0.4%1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel5 0.14%0.39%
No fuel used0  0.69%
 
 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities8  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities13  715,535
No telephone service221  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units3,509  105,480,101
1.00 or less3,452 98.38%94.26%
1.01 to 1.5038 1.08%3.02%
1.51 or more19 0.54%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units2,021  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,0001,204 59.57%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999668 33.05%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999115 5.69%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,99929 1.43%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,9990  11.92%
$300,000 to $499,9995 0.25%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9990  2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)43,200  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage1,023 50.62%70.03%
- Less than $30026 1.29%0.46%
- $300 to $499333 16.48%3.89%
- $500 to $699302 14.94%8.95%
- $700 to $999199 9.85%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499146 7.22%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,99917 0.84%10.06%
- $2,000 or more0  8.09%
- Median (dollars)590  1,088
Not mortgaged998 49.38%29.97%
- Median (dollars)248  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent925 45.77%36.52%
15 to 19 percent418 20.68%17.5%
20 to 24 percent228 11.28%13.92%
25 to 29 percent118 5.84%9.44%
30 to 34 percent108 5.34%6.02%
35 percent or more218 10.79%15.79%
Not computed6 0.3%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units1,249  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $200205 16.41%5.24%
$200 to $299261 20.9%5.17%
$300 to $499359 28.74%21.99%
$500 to $749234 18.73%33.69%
$750 to $99924 1.92%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,49953 4.24%8.68%
$1,500 or more0  2.91%
No cash rent113 9.05%5.15%
Median (dollars)348  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent169 13.53%18.1%
15 to 19 percent204 16.33%14.31%
20 to 24 percent194 15.53%12.78%
25 to 29 percent144 11.53%10.42%
30 to 34 percent60 4.8%7.34%
35 percent or more344 27.54%29.5%
Not computed134 10.73%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.