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Fort Scott, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Scott, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,325. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FORT-SCOTT-KS · Fort Scott, KS 1 ZIPs · 12,325 pop · #19264/25278 · Bourbon County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,795
  • RANK-LOWER #19264/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walnut
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,325
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $112,700

Nearest income peer: Walnut, KS ( $982 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Fort Scott

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fort Scott on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fort Scott, KS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,325
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,795
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,795 average) · poverty 13.7%. The primary code (66701) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fort Scott as a pure owner town.

Within Kansas, Emporia is the closest lower-income city and Troy the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Scott.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 66701, is all of Fort Scott

There is no split to weigh here: 66701 holds every one of Fort Scott's 12,325 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Fort Scott's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 330 establishments, 4,180 employees , annual payroll $172,914k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66701 (330 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (50) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Scott, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Bourbon County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fort Scott. See the Bourbon County roll-up →

Fort Scott sits in the lower half of Bourbon County on income: Uniontown, Bronson and Redfield report more, Mapleton and Fulton report less. Garland marks the far end of that range at $94,792, 67% above Fort Scott.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66701 12,325 $56,795 330 16
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Fort Scott roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Fort Scott, .