Fort Scott, Kansas Demographics

Fort Scott is 4th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Fort Scott is 8th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Female residents

Fort Scott is 8th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Income below poverty line

Fort Scott is 17th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Fort Scott is 19th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Fort Scott is 20th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Fort Scott	Rank	Kansas	US
Current population (2012)	7,934	43rd	2,885,905	313,914,040
Size in square miles	5.5	46th	81,758.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,457.6	36th	34.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Fort Scott	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents younger than 5	8.2%	17th	7.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.5%	35th	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.1%	4th	13.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Fort Scott	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.8%	53rd	89.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.3%	32nd	29.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Fort Scott	Rank	Kansas	US
Race - White	90.3%	24th	87.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.7%	20th	6.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	30th	1.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	43rd	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	19th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.9%	34th	2.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	60th	11.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.0%	21st	77.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Fort Scott	Rank	Kansas	US
Female residents	52.3%	8th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.0%	61st	6.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Fort Scott	Rank	Kansas	US
Housing units	3,819	41st	1,237,651	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	16.3%	33rd	17.6%	25.9%
Households	3,116	42nd	1,104,479	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.6%	43rd	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$69,000	54th	$125,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	30th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Fort Scott	Rank	Kansas	US
Income per capita	$17,800	58th	$26,545	$27,915
Income per household	$35,750	55th	$50,594	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.9%	8th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Fort Scott	Rank	Kansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	830	40th	237,040	27,092,908
Retail sales	$114,150	43rd	$34,538,332	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,440	30th	$12,444	$12,990