Fort Scott, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents
| Fort Scott: | $89,821 |
| Kansas: | $206,600 |
Total population: 7,874 (Urban population: 7,868 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 388 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 3,938 (3,508 occupied: 2,143 owner occupied, 1,406 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 40% |
| State: | 32% |
Housing density: 726 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $96,200.
Median contract rent in 2022: $552 (lower quartile is $456, upper quartile is $676)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $556
Median gross rent in Fort Scott, KS in 2022: $789
Housing units in Fort Scott with a mortgage: 887 (20 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $76,287
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,080
Median monthly housing costs: $721
Compare current foreclosures near Fort Scott, KS:
| Photo | Address | Area | Beds / Baths | Price | Details |
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#1
Heylman St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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- sq. feet
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- baths - beds |
$9,900
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#2
S Main St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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1,875 sq. feet
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2 baths 5 beds |
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#3
Emmert St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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1,092 sq. feet
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1 baths 3 beds |
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#4
E National Ave
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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944 sq. feet
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1 baths 3 beds |
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#5
S Margrave St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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1,354 sq. feet
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2 baths 3 beds |
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#6
S Margrave St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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1,512 sq. feet
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2 baths 3 beds |
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#7
Highway 7
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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1,868 sq. feet
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1 baths 3 beds |
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#8
Marblecrest Dr
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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1,880 sq. feet
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1 baths 2 beds |
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#9
S Wilson St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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1,110 sq. feet
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2 baths 2 beds |
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#10
S Main St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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1,425 sq. feet
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1 baths 3 beds |
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#11
S Little St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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1,092 sq. feet
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1 baths 3 beds |
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#12
240th St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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2,073 sq. feet
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2 baths 3 beds |
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#13
Arthur St
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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#14
E 12th Street Ter
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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#15
S 1244 Rd
Nevada, MO 64772
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Median year apartment built: 1972
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,572- Male householders: 1,537 (476 living alone), Female householders: 1,933 (837 living alone)
1,200 spouses (1,200 opposite-sex spouses), 322 unmarried partners, (314 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,889 children (1,795 natural, 46 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 114 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 8 foster children, 56 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 410
Size of family households: 1,232 2-persons, 255 3-persons, 248 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,369 1-person, 182 2-persons, 11 3-persons.
775 married couples with children.
727 single-parent households (136 men, 591 women).
98.2% of residents of Fort Scott speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 48 (0.6%)
(47.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.4 |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Scott, Kansas
- 26no bedroom
- 1061 bedroom
- 6612 bedrooms
- 8963 bedrooms
- 4004 bedrooms
- 545+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Scott, Kansas
- 157no bedroom
- 2391 bedroom
- 6422 bedrooms
- 2853 bedrooms
- 504 bedrooms
- 345+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Scott in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 8no vehicle
- 6121 vehicle
- 8762 vehicles
- 3503 vehicles
- 2314 vehicles
- 675+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Scott in renter-occupied apartments
- 142no vehicle
- 7221 vehicle
- 3952 vehicles
- 1353 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 125+ vehicles
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Scott, Kansas
- 261 room
- 112 rooms
- 143 rooms
- 1154 rooms
- 4675 rooms
- 4716 rooms
- 2887 rooms
- 4508 rooms
- 3039+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Scott, Kansas
- 1571 room
- 742 rooms
- 1053 rooms
- 2864 rooms
- 2925 rooms
- 2296 rooms
- 1327 rooms
- 998 rooms
- 339+ rooms
Fort Scott, KS household income distribution
- 201Less than $10,000
- 413$10,000 to $19,999
- 531$20,000 to $29,999
- 392$30,000 to $39,999
- 392$40,000 to $49,999
- 271$50,000 to $59,999
- 358$60,000 to $74,999
- 483$75,000 to $99,999
- 221$100,000 to $124,999
- 116$125,000 to $149,999
- 116$150,000 to $199,999
- 63$200,000 or more
Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fort Scott, KS
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- 35Less than $10,000
- 97$10,000 to $14,999
- 11$15,000 to $19,999
- 67$20,000 to $24,999
- 33$25,000 to $29,999
- 163$30,000 to $34,999
- 6$35,000 to $39,999
- 132$40,000 to $49,999
- 92$50,000 to $59,999
- 251$60,000 to $69,999
- 157$70,000 to $79,999
- 129$80,000 to $89,999
- 256$90,000 to $99,999
- 192$100,000 to $124,999
- 73$125,000 to $149,999
- 117$150,000 to $174,999
- 35$175,000 to $199,999
- 34$200,000 to $249,999
- 98$250,000 to $299,999
- 4$300,000 to $399,999
- 12$400,000 to $499,999
- 15$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
- 1$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fort Scott, KS
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- 36$150 to $199
- 67$200 to $249
- 19$250 to $299
- 19$300 to $349
- 57$350 to $399
- 101$400 to $449
- 156$450 to $499
- 182$500 to $549
- 118$550 to $599
- 161$600 to $649
- 54$650 to $699
- 89$700 to $749
- 95$750 to $799
- 39$800 to $899
- 12$2,000 to $2,499
- 44$3,500 or more
- 74No cash rent
Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.5%
Number of people working at home: 448 (13.9% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 416
- 5 to 9 minutes: 971
- 10 to 14 minutes: 594
- 15 to 19 minutes: 224
- 20 to 24 minutes: 95
- 25 to 29 minutes: 54
- 30 to 34 minutes: 146
- 35 to 39 minutes: 17
- 40 to 44 minutes: 17
- 45 to 59 minutes: 74
- 60 to 89 minutes: 102
- 90 or more minutes: 72
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,690 (73.8%)
- Carpooled: 656 (13.1%)
- Bus: 1 (0.0%)
- Taxi: 47 (0.9%)
- Walked: 119 (2.4%)
- Worked at home: 448 (9.0%)
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.9%Males
- 4.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 100.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 15.2%Females
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fort Scott, Kansas
- 52010 or later
- 202000 to 2009
- 91990 to 1999
- 151980 to 1989
- 191970 to 1979
- 27Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
- American: 880 (25.6%)
- German: 598 (17.4%)
- Irish: 438 (12.7%)
- English: 274 (8.0%)
- Italian: 81 (2.4%)
- Scottish: 59 (1.7%)
- French: 52 (1.5%)
- Swedish: 49 (1.4%)
- Dutch: 38 (1.1%)
- Norwegian: 23 (0.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 22 (0.6%)
- British: 15 (0.4%)
- European: 14 (0.4%)
- African: 14 (0.4%)
- Polish: 13 (0.4%)
- Slovak: 13 (0.4%)
- Turkish: 10 (0.3%)
- Danish: 5 (0.1%)
- Eastern European: 5 (0.1%)
- Welsh: 4 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Turkey
| Fort Scott: | 33.3% (16) |
| Kansas: | 0.2% (324) |
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
| Fort Scott: | 20.8% (10) |
| Kansas: | 0.7% (1,372) |
Honduras
| Fort Scott: | 18.8% (9) |
| Kansas: | 1.6% (3,353) |
Laos
| Fort Scott: | 16.7% (8) |
| Kansas: | 1.5% (3,082) |
Nigeria
| Fort Scott: | 10.4% (5) |
| Kansas: | 0.5% (1,058) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5,070
- Other state: 2,408
- Northeast: 130
- Midwest: 1,379
- South: 547
- West: 337
85.7% of Fort Scott residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.2% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33.9% lived in Kansas.
| Fort Scott: | 85.7% |
| State average: | 85.3% |
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 22
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 78
- 9th grade: 55
- 10th grade: 24
- 11th grade: 102
- 12th grade, no diploma: 75
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 663
- Less than 1 year of college: 211
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 335
- Associate degree: 289
- Bachelor's degree: 240
- Master's degree: 134
- Professional school degree: 22
- Doctorate degree: 17
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 14
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 7
- 7th and 8th grade: 117
- 9th grade: 38
- 10th grade: 69
- 11th grade: 4
- 12th grade, no diploma: 53
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 747
- Less than 1 year of college: 298
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 458
- Associate degree: 327
- Bachelor's degree: 340
- Master's degree: 303
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 11
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,006
- Two: 172
- 3 or 4: 148
- 5 to 9: 246
- 10 to 19: 17
- 20 to 49: 106
- 50 or more: 132
- Mobile homes: 108
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.5%
House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago
Renter moved in on average 4 years ago
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 73.8%Utility gas
- 23.2%Electricity
- 1.9%Wood
- 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 64.7%Utility gas
- 35.3%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49
| Here: | 6.4% |
| Kansas: | 14.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Kansas: | 15.4% |
