2022 population: 3,533 ( 320 from 2010 , 27 from 2020)
Land area: 895.5 square miles
Population density: 3.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,298	93.35%	11.2%
Black:	14	0.40%	40.0%
Indian:	19	0.54%	72.7%
Asian:	14	0.40%	40.0%
2+ races:	77	2.18%	48.1%
Hispanic:	111	3.14%	94.7%

Total non-White:	235	6.65%	66.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	45	6.3
Deaths:	126	17.7
Net Migration:	53	7.4
Net Immigration:	2	0.3

Change in White population:	-414	-10.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	94	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,853
3,712	96.34%
10	0.26%
11	0.29%
10	0.26%
52	1.35%
57	1.48%
141	3.66%

2000
4,536
4,463	98.39%
5	0.11%
6	0.13%
7	0.15%
21	0.46%
33	0.73%
73	1.61%

1990
5,078
5,044	99.33%
0	0.00%
15	0.30%
3	0.06%
n/a
16	0.32%
34	0.67%

1980
5,947
5,917	99.50%
2	0.03%
5	0.08%
14	0.24%
n/a
9	0.15%
30	0.50%

1970
6,757
6,736	99.69%
2	0.03%
17	0.25%
1	0.01%
n/a
0	0.00%
21	0.31%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
313	6.9
614	13.5
-467	-10.3
-2	-0.0

-751	-16.6
68	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
418	8.2
822	16.2
-91	-1.8
0	0.0

-581	-11.4
39	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
620	10.4
868	14.6
-672	-11.3
n/a

-873	-14.7
4	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-694	-10.3
n/a

-819	-12.1
9	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Smith County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.0
695	19.7%
2,838	80.3%
1,019	28.8%

1,560
2.24

973	62.4%
825	84.8%
33	3.4%
587	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
49.6
774	20.1%
3,079	79.9%
1,018	26.4%

1,748
2.17

1,138	65.1%
985	86.6%
55	4.8%
610	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
45.9
989	21.8%
3,547	78.2%
1,251	27.6%

1,953
2.27

1,336	68.4%
1,182	88.5%
80	6.0%
617	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
45.5
1,122	22.1%
3,956	77.9%
1,421	28.0%

2,188
2.25

1,479	67.6%
1,342	90.7%
46	3.1%
709	32.4%

1980
Number	Percent
42.9
1,385	23.3%
4,562	76.7%
1,442	24.2%

2,389
2.43

1,752	73.3%
1,657	94.6%
31	1.8%
637	26.7%

2022 Housing Data for Smith County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	44	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	54	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	99	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	88	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	99	6.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	90	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	87	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	84	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	112	7.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	139	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	110	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	227	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	91	5.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	80	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	102	6.5%
$200,000 or more	54	3.5%

Median Household Income	50,943
Per Capita Income	33,881

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	89	5.7%
Public Assistance	32	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	97	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,456	78.7%
Unemployed	33	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,489	80.5%
Not in Labor Force	360	19.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	568	438	56.5%
Non-Profit	83	118	41.3%
Self-Employed	172	75	69.6%

Local Government	100	108	48.1%
State Government	7	15	31.8%
Federal Government	27	24	52.9%

Total Private + Self	740	513	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	217	265	45.0%
Total	957	778	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	329	19.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	359	20.7%
Professional, Technical	353	20.3%
Service Occupations	246	14.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	85	4.9%
All others	448	25.8%

White Collar		60.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	310	17.9%
Retail trade	247	14.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	228	13.1%
Manufacturing	194	11.2%
Construction	123	7.1%
Educational services	119	6.9%
Finance and insurance	115	6.6%
Wholesale trade	73	4.2%
Other services	69	4.0%
Public administration	66	3.8%
Accommodation and food services	41	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	36	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	29	1.7%
Information	28	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	27	1.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.5%
Utilities	3	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	54	1.52%
Puerto Rican	4	0.11%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	37	1.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	7	0.20%
Chinese	4	0.11%
Vietnamese	1	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,329	98.3%
Spanish	25	0.7%
German, other Germanic	24	0.7%
Other Indo-European	5	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.0%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,254	35.2%
English	466	13.1%
Irish	450	12.6%
American	191	5.4%
Swedish	77	2.2%
Polish	74	2.1%
Scottish	74	2.1%
Czech	73	2.0%
Italian	67	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	55	1.5%
Danish	53	1.5%
Dutch	44	1.2%
Norwegian	42	1.2%
French	40	1.1%
Swiss	31	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,550	99.7%
Not a citizen	11	0.3%

Native	3,550	99.7%
Foreign-born	11	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
49	1.9%	72	2.7%	1,037	39.3%	873	33.1%	452	17.1%	158	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	49	1.9%
9-12 Years	72	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,037	39.3%
Some College	873	33.1%
Bach. Degree	452	17.1%
Grad Degree	158	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,439	2,399	40	1.6%	4.2%
1991	2,403	2,356	47	2.0%	4.5%
1992	2,451	2,403	48	2.0%	4.6%
1993	2,451	2,393	58	2.4%	4.9%
1994	2,529	2,476	53	2.1%	4.8%
1995	2,529	2,452	77	3.0%	4.3%
1996	2,477	2,397	80	3.2%	4.3%
1997	2,353	2,289	64	2.7%	3.8%
1998	2,302	2,255	47	2.0%	3.7%
1999	2,398	2,360	38	1.6%	3.5%

2000	2,168	2,106	62	2.9%	3.8%
2001	2,141	2,069	72	3.4%	4.3%
2002	2,267	2,200	67	3.0%	5.1%
2003	2,260	2,180	80	3.5%	5.5%
2004	2,330	2,237	93	4.0%	5.5%
2005	2,245	2,162	83	3.7%	5.1%
2006	2,237	2,162	75	3.4%	4.4%
2007	2,181	2,112	69	3.2%	4.3%
2008	2,162	2,076	86	4.0%	4.6%
2009	2,244	2,137	107	4.8%	6.9%

2010	2,334	2,234	100	4.3%	7.0%
2011	2,277	2,187	90	4.0%	6.4%
2012	2,223	2,136	87	3.9%	5.7%
2013	2,162	2,085	77	3.6%	5.3%
2014	2,120	2,054	66	3.1%	4.5%
2015	2,099	2,018	81	3.9%	4.2%
2016	2,043	1,978	65	3.2%	4.0%
2017	1,972	1,917	55	2.8%	3.6%
2018	1,969	1,921	48	2.4%	3.3%
2019	1,988	1,938	50	2.5%	3.2%

2020	1,996	1,943	53	2.7%	5.9%
2021	2,010	1,974	36	1.8%	3.3%
2022	1,953	1,913	40	2.0%	2.7%
2023	2,012	1,971	41	2.0%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,041
Median Value	$83,900

Occupied	1,560	76.4%
Vacant	481	23.6%

Owned	1,309	83.9%
Rented	251	16.1%
Median Rent	$564

Single-Family Units	1,868	91.5%
Detached	1,858	91.0%
Attached	10	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	47	2.3%
Mobile Homes	50	2.4%

Smith County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Smith County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Smith County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Smith County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Smith County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Smith County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Smith County, KS