Fort Scott, KS

Census Place

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US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Poverty Rate

15.5%

7.1% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Property Value

$82,300

18.2% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Fort Scott, KS had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Fort Scott, KS N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Fort Scott, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Fort Scott, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Fort Scott Community College (441 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Fort Scott, KS was $82,300, and the homeownership rate was 60.4%.

United States Kansas Bourbon County, KS

Population & Diversity

Fort Scott, KS is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Fort Scott, KS residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Fort Scott, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.7% of Fort Scott, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Scott, KS was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fort Scott, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
124 ± 93
Gulf War (2001-)
122 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 38

Fort Scott, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fort Scott, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Fort Scott, KS are Manufacturing (825 people), Retail Trade (398 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (350 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($85,875), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,481), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,750).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Scott, KS, are Production Occupations (589 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (351 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (317 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Scott, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Scott, KS, are Manufacturing (825 people), Retail Trade (398 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (350 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Scott, KS, though some of these residents may live in Fort Scott, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fort Scott, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Fort Scott, KS awarded 441 degrees. The student population of Fort Scott, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 686 male students and 813 female students.

The largest universities in Fort Scott, KS by number of degrees awarded are Fort Scott Community College (441 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,499 students enrolled in Fort Scott, KS, 45.8% men and 54.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Fort Scott Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

441 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fort Scott Community College with 441 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,860) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,740) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Scott, KS was $82,300 in 2022, which is 0.292 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $69,600 to $82,300, a 18.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Scott, KS is 60.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

Median household income in Fort Scott, KS is N/A. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Fort Scott, KS was Census Tract 9558 with a value of $60,335, followed by Census Tract 9559 and Census Tract 9560, with respective values of $54,167 and $43,048.

Housing

Property

$82,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$12,583

$2,095

Median Property Taxes

±$325

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Scott, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Scott, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9558
Census Tract 9559
Census Tract 9560

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fort Scott, KS was Census Tract 9558 with a value of $60,335, followed by Census Tract 9559 and Census Tract 9560, with respective values of $54,167 and $43,048.

The following map shows all of the places in Fort Scott, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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3.47k

Number of Households

± 420

In N/A, the median household income of the 3.47k households in Fort Scott, KS N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Scott, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Scott, KS is from Fort Scott, KS.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Fort Scott, KS across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Scott, KS have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.49% of the workforce in Fort Scott, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Scott, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Scott, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Scott, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Scott, KS (1.11k out of 7.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Scott, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Fort Scott, KS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bourbon County, KS see 1804 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.715% decrease from the previous year (1817 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3581 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1302 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,804 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bourbon County, KS

Primary care physicians in Bourbon County, KS see an average of 1,804 patients per year. This represents a 0.715% decrease from the previous year (1,817 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bourbon County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fort Scott, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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