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Scammon, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Scammon is a Census city of 371 people across 0.63 square miles of land, in Cherokee County. Median household income is $55,833, 83.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Scammon
What Scammon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land592 plus or minus 152
- County holding the largest share of its areaCherokee 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.
Scammon
How many people live in Scammon
- Population371 plus or minus 95
- Median age51.4
- Population under 1861 plus or minus 26
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over94 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over25.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households194 plus or minus 49
- Family households129 plus or minus 43
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent plus or minus 14.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scammon
Income and work in Scammon
- Median household income$55,833
- Per capita income$29,900
- Civilian labor force194 plus or minus 64
- Employed188 plus or minus 63
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over290 plus or minus 69
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent plus or minus 30.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scammon
Housing in Scammon
- Housing units237 plus or minus 56
- Occupied units194 plus or minus 49
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate18.1 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied162 plus or minus 44
- Renter occupied32 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate83.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$69,500 plus or minus $28,109
- Median gross rent, monthly$581
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Single family units206 plus or minus 47
- Share single family86.9 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scammon
How Scammon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute163 plus or minus 56
- Commuting under 15 minutes26 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more52 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone76.6 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home13.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scammon
Flood risk in Scammon
- NFIP communityCity of Scammon
- NFIP community number200455
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/10/26(>)
The City of Scammon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200455 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.
Cherokee County, not Scammon
Cherokee County context, not Scammon figures
- Establishments in Cherokee County325
- Covered employment, Cherokee County5,829
- Average annual pay, Cherokee County$56,667
- Housing units permitted, Cherokee County14
Every figure in this section is published for Cherokee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Scammon.
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.
Coverage
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
Scammon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Scammon, Kansas?
371, in 194 households. Scammon city covers 0.63 square miles of land, which is 592 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Scammon in?
Cherokee 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 Scammon?
$55,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $69,500. Median gross rent is $581 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Scammon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Scammon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Scammon, city of, community 200455, 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 Scammon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cherokee 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 Scammon.
Is zoning published for Scammon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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