Scott City, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

86%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Scott City	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$41,344	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$74,717	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$115,275	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,831	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,603	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,272	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.7%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Scott City is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Scott City is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Scott City is 86% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Scott City is 44% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,806 $74,717 $149,434

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Scott City median earnings by income bracket

Scott City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.3%	6.3%
Manufacturing sector	8.5%	8.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	22.4%	22.4%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	11.6%
Education, health & social services	4.2%	4.2%
Other	45.3%	45.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scott City, KS	4,038	$74,717	8.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bunkie, LA	4,038	$35,234	56.7%
Colorado City, TX	4,038	$62,407	23.3%
Aurora, IN	4,039	$54,800	32.6%
Carroll Valley, PA	4,039	$112,583	38.4%
Basalt, CO	4,036	$149,970	84.4%
Scott City, KS	4,038	$74,717	8.1%

Source: The Scott City, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.