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Houston township, Smith County, KS

121 Population
35.9 square miles 3.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

61 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Smith County: 50 ±0.6
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Kansas: 37.2 ±0.2

Economics

$40,498 ±$18,296 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Smith County: $35,983 ±$2,564
  • about the same as the amount in Kansas: $39,638 ±$405
$36,023 ±$32,156 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Smith County: $57,024 ±$4,857
  • about half the amount in Kansas: $72,639 ±$453

28.1% ±18.7% (34  ±25) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Smith County: 7.8% † 275 (±2.1% / ±72)
  • more than double the rate in Kansas: 11.5% 328,475 (±0.2% / ±6,622)

28 minutes ±0.5 (1,345  ±701) Mean travel time to work
  • nearly double the figure in Smith County: 15.5 † 25,300 (±2.1 / ±3,833)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Kansas: 19.8 25,567,516 (±0.1 / ±214,272)

Families

85 ±33 Number of households
  • Smith County: 1,578 ±80
  • Kansas: 1,160,715 ±3,961
1.4 ±0.7 (121  ±38) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Smith County: 2.2 3,519 (±0.1 / ±7)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Kansas: 2.5 2,850,913

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

121 ±37 Number of housing units
  • Smith County: 2,023 ±21
  • Kansas: 1,285,221 ±690

$52,700 ±$36,838 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Smith County: $91,000 † ±$10,831
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Kansas: $203,400 ±$1,329

5.8% ±14.6% (7  ±17.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Smith County: 8.3% † 294 (±2.4% / ±86)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 14.8% 431,125 (±0.3% / ±7,618.8)

Social

76.4% ±25.5% (84  ±39.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Smith County: 94.9% 2,527 (±5.6% / ±151.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kansas: 91.9% 1,776,698 (±0.5% / ±9,574.8)
20.9% ±26.2% (23  ±29.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Smith County: 24.6% † 654 (±3.3% / ±89.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 35.2% 679,664 (±0.3% / ±5,586.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

10.6% ±9.1% (12  ±11) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Smith County: 9.9% † 282 (±2.7% / ±76)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kansas: 7% 154,967 (±0.1% / ±2,456)
12 Total veterans ±11 12 Male ±11 N/A Female ±11

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