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Kansas · Census place 24000

Fort Scott city, KS

Quick answer

Fort Scott city has 7,551 residents, ranking #49 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $60,799, the median home is worth $89,400 and median gross rent runs $796 a month.

Population
7,551Fort Scott city residents
Median household income
$60,799Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$89,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$796Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
65.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Fort Scott city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fort Scott city median would spend about 15.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.9% of residents and 65.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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