Fort Scott, KS Population

Overview

7,579

Total Population

39.6

Median age

54.22%

Female population %

84.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

70.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

262

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Fort Scott's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fort Scott is 39.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Scott's population under 18 was 22.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Scott's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Scott, 18.60% were under the age of 15, 19.71% aged 15 to 29, 39.08% aged 30 to 64, 18.95% aged 65 to 84, and 3.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 639 more females than males in Fort Scott:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.22% females and 45.78% males in Fort Scott, KS.
The Fort Scott, KS gender ratio is 84.4:100 i.e. 84.4 men to 100 women (0.844).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 346.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 331.

Fort Scott's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Scott population: 89.37% are White, 4.76% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.18% are Asian, 0.33% are some other race and 5.29% are multiracial.
Fort Scott's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 262 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,317 (96.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Scott is White with a population of 6,773 (89.37% of the total population).

Fort Scott's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,504 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Scott's population decreased by 435 (5.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Scott's population decreased by 531 (6.58%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fort Scott's population was lowest in year 2021 at 7,530.