Rooks County vs. Smith County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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