Smith Center

Population: 1,585
Median household income: $53,963
Median home value: $84,600

Located in Smith County, Kansas, Smith Center is a community with a population of 1,585. The median household income of $53,963 is below the Smith County median ($57,024).

From 2019 to 2023, Smith Center's population grew 7.3% from 1,477 to 1,585, while its median home value rose 30.8% from $64,700 to $84,600.

Households average 2.24 people. The median gross rent is $646.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,585
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $53,963
Median home value: $84,600
Median gross rent: $646
Housing units: 805
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4771,585

Median household income

$38,258$53,963

Median home value

$64,700$84,600

Median gross rent

$487$646

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,477	$38,258	$64,700	$487
2020	1,409	$38,276	$66,700	$494
2021	1,467	$44,470	$65,100	$589
2022	1,539	$49,444	$78,600	$619
2023	1,585	$53,963	$84,600	$646

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	4.7%
5 to 17	215	13.6%
18 to 24	91	5.7%
25 to 34	175	11.0%
35 to 44	213	13.4%
45 to 54	93	5.9%
55 to 64	240	15.1%
65 to 74	256	16.2%
75 and over	227	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,471	92.8%
Black or African American	9	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.4%
Asian	15	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.5%
Two or more races	43	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	6.1%
High school graduate	493	40.9%
Some college or associate's	375	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	199	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	63	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	580	77.0%
Carpooled	89	11.8%
Public transit	2	0.3%
Walked	47	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	3.1%
Other means	12	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	579	79.3%
15 to 29 min	74	10.1%
30 to 44 min	62	8.5%
45 to 59 min	7	1.0%
60+ min	8	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 11.2% (171 of 1,533)

	Count	Share
Family households	387	56.7%
Nonfamily households	295	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	682	84.7%
Vacant	123	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	541	79.3%
Renter-occupied	141	20.7%

1-unit, detached86.2%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	694	86.2%
1-unit, attached	13	1.6%
2 to 4 units	60	7.5%
5 to 19 units	27	3.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2065925
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7739, -98.7835