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Smith Center, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Smith Center is a Census city of 1,680 people across 1.23 square miles of land, in Smith County. Median household income is $56,007, 82.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Smith Center
What Smith Center is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,367
- County holding the largest share of its areaSmith County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Smith Center
- Population1,680
- Median age44.7
- Population under 18333
- Share under 1819.8 percent
- Population 65 and over498
- Share 65 and over29.6 percent
- Households725
- Family households406
- Share of households that are families56.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Smith Center
- Median household income$56,007
- Per capita income$33,381
- Civilian labor force802
- Employed798
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Adults 25 and over1,236
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Smith Center
- Housing units863
- Occupied units725
- Vacant units138 plus or minus 61
- Vacancy rate16.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied595
- Renter occupied130 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate82.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$90,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$678
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent
- Single family units754
- Share single family87.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more97 plus or minus 41
- Share in buildings of two or more11.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Smith Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute758
- Commuting under 15 minutes567
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more114 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone82.1 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Smith Center
- NFIP communityCity of Smith Center
- NFIP community number200344
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Smith Center participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200344 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Smith County, not Smith Center
Smith County context, not Smith Center figures
- Establishments in Smith County126
- Covered employment, Smith County1,363
- Average annual pay, Smith County$41,908
- Housing units permitted, Smith County0
Every figure in this section is published for Smith County as a whole and is not a measurement of Smith Center.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Smith Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Smith Center, Kansas?
1,680, in 725 households. Smith Center city covers 1.23 square miles of land, which is 1,367 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Smith Center in?
Smith County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Smith Center?
$56,007. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,400. Median gross rent is $678 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Smith Center in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Smith Center appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Smith Center, city of, community 200344, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Smith Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Smith County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Smith Center.
Is zoning published for Smith Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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