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Fort Scott Population: 8297 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 3831 46.17%
Female 4466 53.83%

Under 5 years 581 7%
5 to 9 years 542 6.53%
10 to 14 years 557 6.71%
15 to 19 years 741 8.93%
20 to 24 years 582 7.01%
25 to 34 years 929 11.2%
35 to 44 years 1037 12.5%
45 to 54 years 908 10.94%
55 to 59 years 366 4.41%
60 to 64 years 299 3.6%
65 to 74 years 713 8.59%
75 to 84 years 701 8.45%
85 years and over 341 4.11%

Median age (years) 37.2

18 years and over 6231 75.1%
Male 2774 33.43%
Female 3457 41.67%
21 years and over 5705 68.76%
62 years and over 1920 23.14%
65 years and over 1755 21.15%
Male 595 7.17%
Female 1160 13.98%

Race
One race 8180 98.59%
White 7594 91.53%
Black or African American 427 5.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native 77 0.93%
Asian 44 0.53%
Asian indian 10 0.12%
Chinese 8 0.1%
Filipino 5 0.06%
Japanese 12 0.14%
Korean 7 0.08%
Vietnamese 0 0%
Other Asian 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.06%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.05%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 1 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 33 0.4%
Two or more races 117 1.41%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 8297 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 139 1.68%
Mexican 98 1.18%
Puerto Rican 8 0.1%
Cuban 8 0.1%
Other Hispanic or Latino 25 0.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 8158 98.32%
White alone 7513 90.55%

Relationship
Total Population 8297 100.00%
In households 7997 96.38%
Householder 3481 41.95%
Spouse 1554 18.73%
Child 2251 27.13%
Own child under 18 years 1864 22.47%
Other relatives 304 3.66%
Under 18 years 138 1.66%
Nonrelatives 407 4.91%
Unmarried partner 144 1.74%
In group quarters 300 3.62%
Institutionalized population 186 2.24%
Non-Institutionalized population 114 1.37%

Households by Type
Total Households 3481 100.0 %
Family households (families) 2083 59.84%
With own children under 18 years 978 28.1%
Married-couple family 1554 44.64%
With own children under 18 years 636 18.27%
Female householder, no husband present 402 11.55%
With own children under 18 years 259 7.44%
Non Family households 1398 40.16%
Householder living alone 1227 35.25%
Householder 65 years and over 650 18.67%

Households with individuals under 18 years 1069 30.71%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 1189 34.16%

Average Household size 2.3
Average family size 2.97

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 3914 100.00%
Occupied housing units 3481 88.94%
Vacant housing units 433 11.06%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 0.33%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.8

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 3481 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 2219 63.75%
Renter-occupied housing units. 1262 36.25%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.41
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.1

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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