Fort Scott is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 7,565 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fort Scott spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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 citizens of Fort Scott are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.69% of adults in Fort Scott having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fort Scott in 2022 was $31,273, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,092 for a family of four. However, Fort Scott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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.