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El Dorado, KS vs Fort Scott, KS

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Scott, is 18% less than it is in El Dorado and is 71% below the National Average.
- El Dorado unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Fort Scott unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 El Dorado, KSFort Scott, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,943  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$40,417$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,522  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 El Dorado, KSFort Scott, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 El Dorado, KSFort Scott, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library12.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock28.1%13.1%
Reviews for El Dorado    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in El Dorado most of my life. I have spent time in the military and living in Montana, but mostly in Kansas. El Dorado was considered a distant suburb of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nice small town close to largest town in Kansas (Wichita). Has hospital, community college, state park and lake, good schools, and some retail. Not alot of jobs but many  More

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