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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Fort Scott | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,555 | 7,654 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -3.2% | — | |
| Median household income | $52,159 | $55,068 | 18 | ||
| Poverty rate | 13.5% | 16.2% | 27 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.0% | 23.8% | 36 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 2.2% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $100,500 | $153,300 | 18 | ||
| Median gross rent | $755 | $782 | 18 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.6% | 9.5% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.2% | 5.4% | 82 |
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Fort ScottPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -0.1% |
| Housing units | — | — | -3.8% |
| Median household income | — | — | +6.0% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +41.6% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +22.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +4.5% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +61.4% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | +70.0% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.6 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.5 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 4.9 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 16.0 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 13.9 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.1 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 4.2 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 27.8 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrobe, PA | 92 | 7,977 | -3.2% | $56,318 | 25.2% |
| Ripon, WI | 92 | 7,772 | +0.9% | $54,763 | 24.4% |
| Dayton, TN | 92 | 7,625 | — | $49,719 | 22.6% |
| McCook, NE | 92 | 7,314 | -4.6% | $56,917 | 25.5% |
| Hornell, NY | 92 | 8,152 | — | $47,385 | 21.9% |
| Creston, IA | 91 | 7,435 | — | $52,633 | 23.9% |
| Washington, IA | 90 | 7,290 | — | $55,373 | 23.6% |
| Sturgis, SD | 89 | 7,086 | — | $54,404 | 24.4% |
| Bradford, PA | 89 | 7,683 | — | $56,161 | 19.5% |
| Boonville, MO | 88 | 7,689 | — | $56,429 | 21.6% |