Smith County vs. Webster County

	Smith County (KS)	Webster County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,603	3,533
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.5%	-7.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,853	3,812
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,853	3,812
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.7%	22.9%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	50.2%
White alone, percent	96.5%	96.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.6%	91.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	274	230
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,239	1,911
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.2%	77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$66,900	$78,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$982	$1,027
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$397	$406
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$491	$442
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.1%	4.0%
Households, 2014-2018	1,681	1,519
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.14	2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.4%	88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.3%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	82.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.9%	72.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.3%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.1%	22.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.0%	9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.7%	55.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	67,418	29,339
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,907	$7,876
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.1	20.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,438	$42,298
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,598	$26,970
Persons in poverty, percent	12.2%	13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	136	95
Total employment, 2017	849	629
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	24,633	18,531
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.7%	-1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	326	286
All firms, 2012	456	369
Men-owned firms, 2012	233	263
Women-owned firms, 2012	126	42
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	418	354
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	84	71
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	336	277
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%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.3	6.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	895.47	574.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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