Scammon, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Scammon, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 866. 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 SCAMMON-KS · Scammon, KS 1 ZIPs · 866 pop · #21537/25278 · Cherokee County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,764
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21537/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Galena
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 866
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $67,400

Nearest income peer: Galena, KS (+ $1,525 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 Scammon

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Scammon 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, Scammon, KS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
866
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,764
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 ($50,764 average) · poverty 14.3%. The primary code (66773) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Kansas, Neosho Falls is the closest lower-income city and Cawker City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Scammon.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 66773, is all of Scammon

There is no split to weigh here: 66773 holds every one of Scammon's 866 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Scammon

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 7 employees , annual payroll $164k (~3 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66773 (3 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Scammon, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Scammon. See the Cherokee County roll-up →

Scammon sits in the lower half of Cherokee County on income: Baxter Springs, Galena and Weir report more, Columbus and West Mineral report less. Riverton marks the far end of that range at $90,521, 78% above Scammon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66773 866 $50,764 3 11

Scammon 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 Scammon, .