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Fort Scott, Kansas Neighborhood Profile

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The number of people who reside in Fort Scott, Kansas is about 8,297 people. The percentage of male population in Fort Scott, Kansas is 46.17%, female population - fifty-three point eight three percent. 37.2 years old is the median age for Fort Scott, Kansas residents. Total occupied housing units in Fort Scott, Kansas is three thousand, four hundred and eighty-one. Total vacant housing units in Fort Scott, Kansas is four hundred and thirty-three. Renter-occupied housing units in Fort Scott, Kansas account for thirty-two point zero two percent. Fort Scott, Kansas median household income was $26,871 in 1999 (national average was $41,994).

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 Fort Scott, Kansas United States
Total population8,297 281,421,906
StateKansas 
CityFort Scott 

Fort Scott, Kansas Population

 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
Male3,83146.17%49.06%
Female4,46653.83%50.94%
Median age (years)37.2  35.3
18 years and over6,23175.1%74.31%
21 years and over5,70568.76%69.97%
62 years and over1,92023.14%14.66%
65 years and over1,75521.15%12.43%

 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
White7,59491.53%75.14%
Black or African American4275.15%12.32%
Asian440.53%3.64%
Some other race1151.39%5.46%
Two or more races1171.41%2.43%

Fort Scott, Kansas Housing

 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
Total housing units 3,941 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 43310.99%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 3,48188.33%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 2,21956.31%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 1,26232.02%30.77%
 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
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%
 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
Total households3,481  105,480,101
Family households (families)2,083 59.84%68.06%
Nonfamily households1,398 40.16%31.94%
 Fort Scott, Kansas United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0001,2045,457,817
$50,000 to $99,99966816,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99911513,110,384
$150,000 to $199,999298,075,904
$200,000 to $299,99906,583,049
$300,000 to $499,99953,584,108
$500,000 to $999,99901,308,116
$1,000,000 or more0313,759
Median (dollars)43,200119,600

Fort Scott, Kansas Education

 Fort Scott, Kansas %, Fort Scott, Kansas United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,169 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool1999.17% 6.47%
Kindergarten1356.22% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)92242.51% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)51223.61% 21.38%
College or graduate school40118.49% 22.81%

Fort Scott, Kansas Economy

 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
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
 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


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.