Smith County, Kansas

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Smith County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Smith County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,552	2,947,197	334,922,499	2997th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,135	$74,275	$80,734	2160th of 3,221
Median Age	49.1	37.4	38.9	277th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.6%	35.6%	35.7%	1161st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$94,100	$217,200	$332,700	3065th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$635	$1,060	$1,413	2983rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.3%	11.3%	12.5%	2970th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.6%	3.9%	5.2%	3161st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.0	36.0	n/a	2907th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	7.4%	14.1%	2864th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.7	n/a	n/a	193rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.8%	67.2%	65.2%	130th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.3	19.7	26.4	3114th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.9%	11.8%	15.1%	2932nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.9%	n/a	n/a	1682nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.9%	49.1%	46.9%	713th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.1%	n/a	n/a	1221st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Smith County, Kansas

Statistic	Smith County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.8	44.7	61.4

Age in Smith County, Kansas

Statistic	Smith County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	49.1	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.0%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.6%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Smith County, Kansas

Statistic	Smith County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	1,578	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.7%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.1%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	21.6%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Smith County, Kansas

Statistic	Smith County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,266	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.3%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.7%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.6%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Smith County, Kansas

Statistic	Smith County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	2,024	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.6%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.9%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.0%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,954.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.3%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,722	$2,798	n/a

Education in Smith County, Kansas

Statistic	Smith County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	4.4%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.7%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.4%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.7%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Smith County, Kansas

Statistic	Smith County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.9%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.3%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.8%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	60.6%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.9%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Smith County, Kansas

Statistic	Smith County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.8%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.8%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.9%	9.2%	16.7%

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