Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  11.9% | | Whole state: |  9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Scranton, KS
Scranton compared to Kansas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Scranton (2009 data):
- The Kansas State Bank Overbrook Kansas: Scranton Branch at 321 Brownie Avenue, branch established on 1988-11-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $43.0 mil, Deposits: $32.0 mil, headquarters in Overbrook, KS, positive income, 2 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Osage County Kansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Scranton
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.90%
| Here | | 35.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 29.3% | 27.6% | 13.6% | 7.3% | 4.6% |
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| Congregations | 25.9% | 7.4% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
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| Name | The Evangelical Covenant Church | The Wesleyan Church | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | United Church of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.5% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 7.2% |
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| Congregations | 7.4% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 37.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,313 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,997 | $23,964 | 7 | $880 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $191 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,145 | $25,740 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $2,308 | $27,696 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,414 | $16,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
1 | $2,047 | $24,564 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $9,911 | $23,786 | 9 | $2,384 |
Scranton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $43,000
Sewerage: $42,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $310,000
Water Utilities: $85,000
Police Protection: $80,000
Solid Waste Management: $43,000
Sewerage: $42,000
Central Staff Services: $38,000
General - Other: $36,000
Regular Highways: $27,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $19,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $27,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $184,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $452,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $179,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $432,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $20,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $232,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $385,000
Water Utilities: $155,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,000
General Support: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $74,000
Public Utilities: $9,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $172,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000
6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,168 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.77% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,301 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.49% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Scranton:
- WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTOP (1490 AM; 1 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Scranton:
- KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
- KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
- KWIC (99.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KCVT (92.5 FM; SILVER LAKE, KS; Owner: RICHARD P. BOTT, II)
- KANU (91.5 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
- KANS (92.9 FM; OSAGE CITY, KS; Owner: C&C CONSULTING, INC.)
- KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KJTY (88.1 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K205CS (88.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Scranton:
- KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
- KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
- KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
- WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- KTMJ-CA (Channel 43; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K21AP (Channel 55; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KETM-CA (Channel 17; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Scranton fatal accident list:
Nov 9, 1986 11:25 AM, R023, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Site - Carbondale Rt - 1, Structure height: 127 m, Call Sign: KNKA442
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2006, Expiration Date: 10/01/2016
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Fred Kleber, 15424 South Lewelling, Type: Tower, Structure height: 151.1 m, Overall height: 152 m
- Wayne Watts, Rt. 1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.8 m, Overall height: 126.8 m
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- Hwy 56 And Mercer, Call Sign: KNDU915, Licensee ID: L00000788
Assigned Frequencies : 456.350 MHz
Grant Date: 09/19/2002, Expiration Date: 10/08/2012
Registrant: S & A Telephone Company Inc, 413 Main St, Allen, KS 66833, Phone: (620) 528-3223 - Elevated Tank Braken St & Brownie St, Call Sign: KNER371
Assigned Frequencies : 173.312 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/1997, Expiration Date: 01/13/2003, Cancelation Date: 12/10/2002
Registrant: City Of Scranton, City Hall, Scranton, KS 66537
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- CARBONDALE, Rt 1 Carbondale 2 Mi Se Of, Overall height: 126.8 m, Call Sign: WMK922
Assigned Frequencies : 2171.60 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 02/06/2006
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6- Call Sign: KD4RQM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00161935
Grant Date: 08/17/1998, Expiration Date: 08/24/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/17/1999
Registrant: Jerry A Lineback, 506 S Lawrence Ave, Scranton, KS 66537 - Call Sign: N0RCK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00213663
Grant Date: 12/04/2001, Expiration Date: 02/11/2012
Registrant: Larry D Moore, 4098 W 141st St, Scranton, KS 66537 - Call Sign: N0SVQ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/02/1992, Expiration Date: 06/02/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/03/2004
Registrant: Bernard W Lee, Rr 2 Box 46, Scranton, KS 66537 - Call Sign: N0XFG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00912437
Grant Date: 08/31/2004, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013, Certifier: Terry P Ralston Jr
Registrant: Terry P Ralston Jr, Scranton, KS 66537 - Call Sign: KC0YWL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01212498
Grant Date: 11/13/2006, Expiration Date: 11/13/2016, Certifier: Steven J Kearney
Registrant: Steven J Kearney, 1539 W 173rd, Scranton, KS 66537 - Call Sign: KC0YZV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01218062
Grant Date: 11/29/2006, Expiration Date: 11/29/2016, Certifier: Marti B Kearney
Registrant: Marti B Kearney, 1539 W 173rd, Scranton, KS 66537
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4- Aircraft: CESSNA 210C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3703Y , Serial Number: 21058203, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 08/27/1963
Registrant (Co-Owned): Murlin G Smith, 684 E 189th St, Scranton, KS 66537, Other Owners: Margie P Smith - Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6753G , Serial Number: 15072253, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 11/10/1970
Registrant (Co-Owned): Margie P Smith, 684 E 189th St, Scranton, KS 66537, Other Owners: Murlin G Smith - Aircraft: WHITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 74849 , Serial Number: WH-1, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 11/19/1979
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 20085 S Us Highway 75, Scranton, KS 66537 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 8391J , Serial Number: 15066291, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 03/09/1967
Registrant (Individual): Michael J Ryon, 219 Bellanca Cir, Scranton, KS 66537
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 30
- Hazardous Condition: 5
Incident types - Scranton
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Scranton, KS
Scranton on our top lists:
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Community and social services occupations:"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Department and other general merchandise stores"
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