Demographics of Smith County, Kansas

Smith County, Kansas had 3,566 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: 0 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Smith County, in four figures

3,566
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; 0%
Change since July 2020: 0 people.; 49.1 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,135 ±$5,249
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Smith County, Kansas's population grew 0.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Smith County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Smith County, Kansas's population grew 0.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Smith County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	3,566	100.0	100.0
2021	3,572	100.2	100.2
2022	3,557	99.7	100.7
2023	3,559	99.8	101.6
2024	3,590	100.7	102.5
2025	3,566	100.0	103.1

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Population of Smith County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	3,566	−8	−6	0	−1
2021	3,572	+6	−32	+1	+37
2022	3,557	−15	−33	0	+19
2023	3,559	+2	−24	+1	+24
2024	3,590	+31	−15	+12	+36
2025	3,566	−24	−18	+11	−17

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.1 ±1.0: for men 46.4 ±0.8 and for women 51.8 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Smith County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	183 ±26	5.2% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	529 ±67	14.9% ±1.9	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	220 ±50	6.2% ±1.4	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	694 ±61	19.5% ±1.7	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	886 ±79	24.9% ±2.2	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,040 ±88	29.3% ±2.5	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,135 ±$5,249, and income per person $36,266 ±$2,283, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Smith County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	212 ±42	13.4% ±2.6	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	415 ±78	26.3% ±4.7	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	320 ±63	20.3% ±3.9	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	162 ±36	10.3% ±2.2	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	274 ±60	17.4% ±3.7	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	110 ±40	7.0% ±2.5	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	85 ±31	5.4% ±1.9	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Smith County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	254 ±59	7.3% ±1.7	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	44 ±22	6.2% ±3.0	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	106 ±33	7.3% ±2.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	104 ±30	7.8% ±2.2	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Smith County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Smith County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	2,024 ±21	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.0% ±4.1	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.0% ±4.2	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.8% ±2.9	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.2% ±3.1	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$94,100 ±$9,616	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$635 ±$75	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Smith County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	94 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,313 ±7	93.3% ±0.2	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.5%	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.5%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 22	0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 20	0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	106 ±17	3.0% ±0.5	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Smith County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	2,372 ±122	66.8% ±3.4	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,149 ±119	32.3% ±3.4	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 5	0% to 0.1%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3 to 55	0.1% to 1.5%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1 to 55	< 0.1% to 1.5%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Smith County among the counties of Kansas

76th of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Smith County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Barber County	4,083	−2.9%
Stafford County	4,005	−1.4%
Kearny County	3,888	−2.0%
Meade County	3,852	−5.1%
Haskell County	3,599	−4.2%
Smith County	3,566	0%
Chautauqua County	3,321	−1.9%
Osborne County	3,285	−5.8%
Woodson County	3,118	+0.7%
Lincoln County	2,861	−3.0%
Rush County	2,845	−3.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026