Scott City, KS

Census Place

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2023 Population

3,955

4.03% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ARoger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.8

2.22% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

2,005

3.61% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Scott City, KS had a population of 3.96k people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Scott City, KS declined from 4,121 to 3,955, a −4.03% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Scott City, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Scott City, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Scott City, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Scott City, KS employs 2.01k people. The largest industries in Scott City, KS are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (334 people), Retail Trade (298 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (274 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,148), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($52,000), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($52,000).

Employment

Occupations

2.01k

2023 Value

± 361

−3.61%

1 Year decline

± 26.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Scott City, KS declined at a rate of −3.61%, from 2.08k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scott City, KS, are Sales & Related Occupations (246 people), Management Occupations (224 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (205 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scott City, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.01k

2023 Value

± 361

−3.61%

1 Year decline

± 26.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Scott City, KS declined at a rate of −3.61%, from 2.08k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scott City, KS, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (334 people), Retail Trade (298 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (274 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scott City, KS, though some of these residents may live in Scott City, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,182

Median earning men ± $9,756

$28,909

Median earning women ± $4,395

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($52,000), Construction ($48,750), and Retail Trade ($42,420).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,563), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,668), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($16,588).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

N/AJerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ARoger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Scott City, KS have an average commute time of 14.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Scott City, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Scott City, KS colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Scott City, KS N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Scott City, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Scott City, KS is from Scott City, KS.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Scott City, KS across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (89.7%)
Carpooled (5.39%)
Worked At Home (4.63%)

In 2023, 89.7% of workers in Scott City, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.39%) and those who worked at home (4.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Scott City, KS have a shorter commute time (14.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Scott City, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Scott City, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Scott City, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Scott City, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scott City, KS (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Scott City, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Scott City, KS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Scott City, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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