Smith County vs. Rooks County

	Smith County (KS)	Rooks County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,603	5,013
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.5%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,853	5,181
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,853	5,181
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.7%	22.2%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	51.7%
White alone, percent	96.5%	95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.6%	93.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	274	344
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,239	2,750
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.2%	79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$66,900	$78,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$982	$990
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$397	$411
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$491	$545
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.1%	6.6%
Households, 2014-2018	1,681	2,100
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.14	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.4%	89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.3%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	84.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.9%	73.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.3%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.1%	24.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.0%	10.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.7%	59.9%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	128,187	178,223
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	67,418	69,237
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,907	$13,256
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.1	17.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,438	$50,511
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,598	$25,072
Persons in poverty, percent	12.2%	11.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	136	186
Total employment, 2017	849	1,434
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	24,633	46,509
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.7%	-2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	326	553
All firms, 2012	456	652
Men-owned firms, 2012	233	365
Women-owned firms, 2012	126	123
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	418	623
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	84	67
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	336	558
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	52.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.3	5.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	895.47	890.53

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Smith county (KS) and Rooks county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.