Fort Scott is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 7,615 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Scott is the 48th largest community in Kansas. Fort Scott has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One of the benefits of Fort Scott is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.90 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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 percentage of adults in Fort Scott who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.34% of the adults in Fort Scott have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Scott in 2022 was $27,897, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,588 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, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

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