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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Scott is $19,823, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Fort Scott median household income is $33,175, which has grown by 23.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.69% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Fort Scott residents spend 14.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #455

Fort Scott, KS	19,823 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Scott, KS	23,832 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Scott, KS	28,348 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Scott, KS	20,917 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #533

Fort Scott, KS	33,175 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Scott, KS	46,028 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #399

Fort Scott, KS	23.46%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fort Scott, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.29%	$11,277, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.60%	$15,318, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.02%	$4,172, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.49%	$15,886, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Scott, KS	44,400 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Scott, KS	58,975 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Scott, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$35,924, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$21,536, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,419, see rank	$39,779	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Scott, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$30,441, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,226, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,893, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$23,313, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Scott, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,349, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	2,849, 44.87%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,895, 66.51%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	39, 1.37%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,856, 65.15%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,749, 94.23%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	107, 5.77%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	954, 33.49%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	3,500, 55.13%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,911, 54.60%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,911, 54.60%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,847, 96.65%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	64, 3.35%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,589, 45.40%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fort Scott, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,604, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,985, 82.82%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	316, 8.77%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10, 0.28%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	43, 1.19%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	48, 1.33%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	202, 5.60%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Scott, KS	14.0 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Scott, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,596	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	1,749, 48.64%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	378, 21.61%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	411, 23.50%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	210, 12.01%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.06%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	183, 10.46%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	551, 31.50%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	1,847, 51.36%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	717, 38.82%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	597, 32.32%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	359, 19.44%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 0.65%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	162, 8.77%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fort Scott, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,596, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	37, 1.03%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	189, 5.26%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	503, 13.99%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	166, 4.62%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	356, 9.90%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	101, 2.81%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	11, 0.31%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	396, 11.01%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	131, 3.64%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,065, 29.62%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	446, 12.40%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	133, 3.70%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	62, 1.72%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fort Scott, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,554	20.57%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	273	13.87%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.