What percentage of people rent in Fort Scott, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Scott, KS, 2020–2024
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33.6% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Scott, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,159 renting households against 2,288 that own their home.

In Fort Scott, the share of households that rent went from 39.2% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.6% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 1,159 (±216)
Median renter income: $37,486 (±$4,319)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Scott

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Scott	Bourbon County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.6% (±5.8 points)	26.0% (±3.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,159 (±216)	1,516 (±253)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,288 (±229)	4,324 (±205)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,486 (±$4,319)	$36,679 (±$3,401)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,293 (±$13,133)	$77,639 (±$10,542)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Fort Scott, the renter share is higher than in Bourbon County (26.0%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (32.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Bourbon County, Fort Scott ranks 2 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 270 of 1,853.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fort Scott has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	39.2% (±4.7 points)	33.6% (±5.8 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$622 (±$62)	$755 (±$60)	+21.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,417 (±$5,133)	$52,159 (±$11,823)	+47.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fort Scott

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Scott
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Scott	—	33.6% (±5.8 points)	—
Scott Township (Bourbon County)	1.3 mi	21.5% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Marmaton Township (Bourbon County)	6.1 mi	4.1% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Drywood Township	7.3 mi	5.6% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Coal Township	7.7 mi	0.0% (±31.6 points)	Lower
Richland Township (Vernon County)	9.0 mi	15.0% (±20.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mill Creek Township (Bourbon County)	9.3 mi	0.0% (±17.4 points)	Lower
Redfield	9.7 mi	9.1% (±13.4 points)	Lower
Richards	9.8 mi	27.3% (±35.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Marmaton Township (Bourbon County), KS (4.1%), Drywood Township, KS (5.6%), Coal Township, MO (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Bourbon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mapleton	35.3% (±30.4 points)
2	Fort Scott	33.6% (±5.8 points)
3	Walnut Township (Bourbon County)	32.7% (±32.9 points)
4	Timberhill Township	27.6% (±24.5 points)
5	Freedom Township (Bourbon County)	23.6% (±23.5 points)
6	Fulton	22.9% (±21.0 points)
7	Uniontown	21.9% (±13.5 points)
8	Scott Township (Bourbon County)	21.5% (±10.8 points)

Showing 8 of 17 places in Bourbon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Scott

How many renters are there in Fort Scott?

Fort Scott has an estimated 1,159 (±216) renting households, 33.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Scott?

In Fort Scott, the share of households that rent went from 39.2% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Scott?

A renting household in Fort Scott has 1.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Scott?

The median renting household in Fort Scott, KS has an income of $37,486 (±$4,319) a year, against $71,293 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Scott city, Kansas (place:24000, in state:20).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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