CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Scott

Kansas · 8,362 residents · 5.58 sq mi

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With 8,362 people, Fort Scott is a city in Kansas. Median home value sits at $29,900. At a median age of 37.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 32% less than in Kansas as a whole. 21.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $18,520 at the median, 39% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,362

+1%vs 2000

vs 8,297 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(611)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(542)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(547)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(645)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(521)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(1,098)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(966)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(757)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(719)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(881)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.9%(748)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(327)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,520

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,871 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,801

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,997 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.1%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,900

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$262

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $348 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.7% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(7,513)

Black5.1%(421)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(139)

Asian0.5%(44)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(7,872)

Black5.1%(424)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(24)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0.7%(58)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(155)

Central American0.5%(41)

Honduran0.4%(31)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Puerto Rican0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Laotian0.2%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro1%(77)

Ancestry

German17.5%(1,322)

English15.4%(1,164)

Irish12.7%(960)

American12.1%(913)

Scottish3.1%(233)

Italian2.4%(182)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(156)

Swedish1.9%(145)

French1.5%(116)

Norwegian1.3%(95)

Belgian0.7%(52)

Dutch0.4%(32)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.4%(32)

Portuguese0.4%(31)

British0.4%(29)

Swiss0.4%(27)

Slovak0.3%(25)

Subsaharan African0.2%(16)

Turkish0.2%(13)

Greek0.1%(7)

Welsh0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 12.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.8%(1,061)

Married47%(1,357)

Widowed5.3%(154)

Divorced10.9%(314)

Women 15+

Never married22.8%(766)

Married48.6%(1,629)

Widowed13.6%(456)

Divorced15%(502)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.4%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.4%(101)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(140)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 397 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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