COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Smith County

Kansas · 5,078 residents · 895 sq mi

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With 5,078 people, Smith County is a county in Kansas. At a median age of 45.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $20,600. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 31%. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 45.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,078

+12%vs 2000

vs 4,536 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

45.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 46.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

895 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(270)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(358)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(312)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(282)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 241.7%(87)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(628)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(578)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(514)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.4%(628)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.7%(647)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.5%(535)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.7%(239)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,834

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,486 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,574

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,983 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,600

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$195

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $283 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

20.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(4,463)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(33)

Asian0%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(5,059)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(16)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0.3%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(73)

South American0.3%(12)

Uruguayan0.3%(12)

Puerto Rican0.2%(7)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(6)

Korean0%(1)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(2)

Ancestry

German38.1%(1,353)

English14.9%(530)

Irish13.2%(468)

American7.2%(254)

Swedish3.2%(115)

Czech1.9%(68)

Polish1.8%(64)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(55)

French1.5%(52)

Italian1.4%(48)

Scottish1.4%(48)

Danish1.3%(46)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.1%(39)

Dutch1%(37)

Subsaharan African0.8%(30)

Swiss0.6%(23)

French Canadian0.5%(17)

Welsh0.3%(11)

Russian0.2%(8)

Slovak0.2%(8)

Austrian0.2%(6)

Belgian0.2%(6)

British0.1%(4)

Hungarian0.1%(4)

Canadian0.1%(3)

Lithuanian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.0%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.5 min

+123%vs 2000

vs 11.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.5%(396)

Married59.7%(928)

Widowed5.1%(80)

Divorced9.7%(151)

Women 15+

Never married17.4%(248)

Married60.1%(857)

Widowed14%(200)

Divorced8.5%(122)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.4%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 72.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.6%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 36.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)3.8%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.8%(23)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.1%(123)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.1%(16)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 261 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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