Fort Scott is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 7,563 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Scott is the 48th largest community in Kansas. Much of the housing stock in Fort Scott was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Fort Scott telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.17% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.57 minutes getting to work every day.

Fort Scott is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Fort Scott overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Fort Scott, 23.02% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fort Scott in 2022 was $31,563, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,252 for a family of four. However, Fort Scott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Scott is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Scott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Scott residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Scott include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Fort Scott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.