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. 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 10.98% 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.

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 15.90 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Fort Scott does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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 2018 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.