With 911 people, Scranton is a city in Kansas. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $75,900. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. 187 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,793, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 8%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Scranton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$68,882 → $75,900(+10%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants75.3% → 86.9%(+11.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.6% → 11.2%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Scranton's population equals 5.8% of Osage County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 2.9% of the county's.
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)60%(21)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)71.4%(25)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.7%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 35 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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Over time
Scranton, decade by decade
Scranton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
688
$56,202
$68,882
5.6%
18.5
2000
724
$68,848
$82,521
8.7%
13.0
2010
710
$53,047
$101,132
9.8%
9.2
2020
653
$70,558
$85,328
12.5%
24.0
2024
911
$56,793
$75,900
11.2%
20.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
