| Community
Inventory |
| Airports |
Smith
Center Municipal Airport (K82) |
| Colleges |
No
Local Campuses |
| Hospitals |
Smith
County Memorial Hospital – Smith Center |
| Libraries |
Gaylord,
Lebanon and Smith Center |
| Newspapers |
Lebanon
Times; Smith County Pioneer – Smith Center |
| Radio |
No
Community-based Broadcaster |
|
School
Districts, Public
|
USD
237 Smith Center – Smith Center; USD 238 West Smith County – Kensington |
| School
Districts, Private |
No
Local K-12 Private/Parochial Schools |
| Television |
No
Community-based Broadcaster |
| Web
Site |
None |
| Census
Data — 2000 |
| Category
|
Total
|
Low-Income
|
Percent
Low-Income
|
| Basic
Demographics |
|
|
|
| Total
Population |
4,536
|
435
|
11.5
|
| |
Sex |
|
|
|
| |
Male |
2,174
|
|
|
| Female |
2,362
|
|
|
| Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
0
|
|
|
| Rural |
4,536
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
191
|
25
|
14.6
|
| Age
5-17 |
798
|
83
|
12.6
|
| Age
18-64 |
2,296
|
224
|
11.3
|
| Age
65 and older |
1,251
|
103
|
10.5
|
| Disabilities |
|
|
|
| |
Total
for under 5 |
N/A
|
|
|
| Total
for people 5 to 15 years old |
34
|
|
|
| Total
for people 16 to 64 years old |
660
|
|
|
| Total
for people 65 years and older |
862
|
|
|
| Household
Data |
|
|
|
| Number
of Households |
1,953
|
|
|
| |
Household
size |
|
|
|
| |
1-person
household |
597
|
|
|
| 2-person
household |
765
|
|
|
| 3-person
household |
254
|
|
|
| 4-person
household |
207
|
|
|
| 5-or-more
person household |
130
|
|
|
| Number
of Family Households |
|
|
|
| |
Married
with children under 18 |
1,182
|
|
|
| |
Husband
and wife work |
587
|
|
|
|
Single
parent male with children under 18 |
28
|
|
|
|
Single
parent female with children under 18 |
126
|
|
|
|
Grandparents
who live with grandchildren
|
17
|
|
|
| Grandparents
responsible for grandchildren under 18 |
7
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Race |
|
|
|
| |
White |
4,435
|
|
|
| Black
or African American |
9
|
|
|
| American
Indian or Alaska Native |
2
|
|
|
| Asian |
19
|
|
|
| Native
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
21
|
|
|
| Some
other race |
1
|
|
|
| Two
or more races |
27
|
|
|
| Hispanic
or Latino of Any Race |
22
|
|
|
| Place
of Birth |
|
|
|
| |
Born
in state of residence |
3,568
|
|
|
| Born
in other state in US |
920
|
|
|
| Born
outside of US |
19
|
|
|
| Foreign
born |
29
|
|
|
| |
Naturalized
citizen |
23
|
|
|
| Not
a citizen |
6
|
|
|
| Language
Spoken at Home |
|
|
|
| |
English
only |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
778
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
3,486
|
|
|
| Spanish
or Spanish Creole |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
7
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
20
|
|
|
| German |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
8
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
26
|
|
|
| Education
of Adults Over Age 25 |
|
|
|
| No
Schooling Completed |
0
|
|
|
| Some
Schooling, but No Diploma |
514
|
|
|
| High
School Graduate |
1,267
|
|
|
| Associate
Degree |
195
|
|
|
| Bachelor's
Degree |
406
|
|
|
|
Master's Degree |
111
|
|
|
| Employment |
|
|
|
| Industry
for Employed Population Over 16 Years |
|
|
|
| |
Agriculture,
forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining |
357
|
|
|
| Construction
|
112
|
|
|
| Manufacturing |
165
|
|
|
| Retail
Trade |
262
|
|
|
| Education,
health, and social services |
522
|
|
|
| Means
of Transportation to Work |
|
|
|
| |
Car,
truck or van |
1,721
|
|
|
| Public
transportation |
7
|
|
|
| Motorcycle |
0
|
|
|
| Bicycle |
2
|
|
|
| Walk |
115
|
|
|
| Other |
17
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
186
|
|
|
| Travel
Time to Work for 16 and Older |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than 5 minutes |
422
|
|
|
| Between
5 and 20 minutes |
970
|
|
|
| 20
to 59 minutes |
400
|
|
|
| 60
to 89 minutes |
28
|
|
|
| More
than 90 minutes |
42
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
186
|
|
|
| Income |
|
|
|
| Household
Income in 1999 |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than $10,000 |
252
|
|
|
| $10,000
to $29,999 |
779
|
|
|
| $30,000
to $59,999 |
653
|
|
|
| $60,000
to $99,999 |
219
|
|
|
| Over
$100,000 |
50
|
|
|
| Median
Household Income |
$
28,486
|
|
|
| Families
Receiving Public Assistance in 1999 |
30
|
|
|
| Poverty
Status — Income below poverty level |
472
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
30
|
|
|
| Age
5 to 17 |
95
|
|
|
| Age
18 to 64 |
237
|
|
|
| Age
65 and above |
110
|
|
|
| Housing |
|
|
|
| Residence
in 1995 for Population over 5 years |
|
|
|
| |
Same
house in 1995
|
3,057
|
|
|
| Different
house in 1995 |
1,288
|
|
|
| Housing
Units |
2,326
|
|
|
| |
Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
0
|
|
|
| Rural |
2,326
|
|
|
| |
Farm |
381
|
|
|
| Non-farm |
1,945
|
|
|
| Occupancy |
|
|
|
| |
Occupied |
1,953
|
|
|
| Vacant |
373
|
|
|
| Year
Structure Built |
|
|
|
| |
1939
or earlier |
1,193
|
|
|
| 1940-1959 |
334
|
|
|
| 1960-1979 |
583
|
|
|
| 1980-March
2000 |
216
|
|
|
| Median
Rent |
$
204
|
|
|
