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Fort Scott, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Fort Scott is a Census city of 7,555 people across 5.58 square miles of land, in Bourbon County. Median household income is $52,159, 66.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Scott
What Fort Scott is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.58 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,353
- County holding the largest share of its areaBourbon County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fort Scott
- Population7,555
- Median age41.0
- Population under 181,540
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,760
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent
- Households3,447
- Family households1,972
- Share of households that are families57.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fort Scott
- Median household income$52,159 plus or minus $11,823
- Per capita income$31,563
- Civilian labor force3,602
- Employed3,374
- Unemployed228 plus or minus 116
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over5,195
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Scott
- Housing units3,855
- Occupied units3,447
- Vacant units408 plus or minus 175
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied2,288
- Renter occupied1,159
- Ownership rate66.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$100,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$755
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units3,193
- Share single family82.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more612 plus or minus 195
- Share in buildings of two or more15.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes50 plus or minus 59
- Median year structure built1946
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Scott gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,997
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,051
- Share commuting under 15 minutes68.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more580 plus or minus 207
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone65.6 percent
- Carpooled15.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home11.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Scott
SBA loans in Fort Scott (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$5,973,800
- Average approval$459,523
- Median approval$386,000
- Largest approval$1,320,000
- Jobs supported98
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more38.5 percent
- Share to franchises23.1 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Scott, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fort Scott (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,150,000
- Average approval$630,000
- Median approval$357,000
- Largest approval$1,329,000
- Jobs supported56
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Scott, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fort Scott
- NFIP communityCity of Fort Scott
- NFIP community number200023
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/14/25
The City of Fort Scott participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200023 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bourbon County, not Fort Scott
Bourbon County context, not Fort Scott figures
- Establishments in Bourbon County363
- Covered employment, Bourbon County5,529
- Average annual pay, Bourbon County$42,850
- Housing units permitted, Bourbon County9
Every figure in this section is published for Bourbon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Scott.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Scott questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Scott, Kansas?
7,555, in 3,447 households. Fort Scott city covers 5.58 square miles of land, which is 1,353 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Scott in?
Bourbon County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Scott?
$52,159. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $100,500. Median gross rent is $755 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Scott businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $6.0 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $386,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $3.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Scott, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Scott borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Scott. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fort Scott in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Scott appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Scott, city of, community 200023, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Scott figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bourbon County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Scott.
Is zoning published for Fort Scott?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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