Smith County vs Stafford County

A side-by-side comparison of Smith County and Stafford County: population, income, housing, and more.

Smith County and Stafford County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stafford County has the higher population (4,004 vs 3,579 in Smith County). Stafford County has the higher median household income ($63,786 vs $57,024 in Smith County). Stafford County has the higher median home value ($96,700 vs $91,000 in Smith County).

Population, income & housing

	Smith County	Stafford County
Population	3,579	4,004
Median age	50.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,024	$63,786
Median home value	$91,000	$96,700
Median gross rent	$601	$613
Housing units	2,023	2,104
Homeownership rate	83.0%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smith County	Stafford County
Population	3,627 → 3,579 (-1.3%)	4,181 → 4,004 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$43,429 → $57,024 (+31.3%)	$49,375 → $63,786 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$70,200 → $91,000 (+29.6%)	$65,900 → $96,700 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$473 → $601 (+27.1%)	$617 → $613 (-0.6%)

Smith County

Population

3,6273,579

Median household income

$43,429$57,024

Median home value

$70,200$91,000

Median gross rent

$473$601

Stafford County

Population

4,1814,004

Median household income

$49,375$63,786

Median home value

$65,900$96,700

Median gross rent

$617$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Smith County	Stafford County
Under 5	5.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	16.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	15.8%	11.8%
75 and over	13.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smith County	Stafford County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	82.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smith County	Stafford County
No high school diploma	5.1%	7.4%
High school graduate	37.9%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smith County	Stafford County
Drove alone	79.9%	77.0%
Carpooled	10.0%	10.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.4%	9.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smith County	Stafford County
1-unit, detached	90.4%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Smith County	Stafford County
Poverty rate	7.8%	10.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1954	1952