Smithville, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

5,288

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.2

0.236% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

33.4%

12.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$33,192

12.5% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Smithville, TN is home to a population of 5.29k people, from which 91.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.36% of Smithville, TN residents were born outside of the country (495 people).

In 2024, there were 6.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.02k people) in Smithville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 579 Other (Hispanic) and 257 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.8%

2024 Citizenship

91.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.8% of Smithville, TN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Smithville, TN was 91.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Smithville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Smithville, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.02k ± 281
Other (Hispanic)
579 ± 351
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
257 ± 239

18.2%

Hispanic Population

964 people

18.2% of the people in Smithville, TN are hispanic (964 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Smithville, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

9.36%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

495 people

10.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

520 people

As of 2024, 9.36% of Smithville, TN residents (495 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Smithville, TN was 10.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Smithville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
112 ± 91
Gulf War (2001-)
59 ± 65
Korea
33 ± 40

Smithville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.9 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Smithville, TN.

Economy

The economy of Smithville, TN employs 1.83k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Smithville, TN were Manufacturing (370 people), Construction (213 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (206 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,093), Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,272), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,909).

Employment

Occupations

1.83k

2024 Value

± 427

12.6%

1 Year growth

± 30.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Smithville, TN grew at a rate of 12.6%, from 1.62k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Smithville, TN, are Production Occupations (341 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (304 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (192 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Smithville, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.83k

2024 Value

± 427

12.6%

1 Year growth

± 30.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Smithville, TN grew at a rate of 12.6%, from 1.62k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Smithville, TN, are Manufacturing (370 people), Construction (213 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (206 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Smithville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Smithville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,227

Median earning men ± $12,275

$24,143

Median earning women ± $1,764

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,324), Manufacturing ($52,743), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,272).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,171), Manufacturing ($24,039), and Retail Trade ($13,528).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Smithville, TN was $194,200 in 2024, which is 0.584 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $153,500 to $194,200, a 26.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Smithville, TN is 54.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Smithville, TN have an average commute time of 15.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Smithville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$194,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$41,373

$1,196

Median Property Taxes

±$301

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Smithville, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Smithville, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.7% of the housing units in Smithville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Smithville, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$33,192

Median Household Income

± $7,571

2.19k

Number of Households

± 436

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.19k households in Smithville, TN grew to $33,192 from the previous year's value of $29,507.

The following chart displays the households in Smithville, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Smithville, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Carpooled (21.2%)
Walked (2.16%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in Smithville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21.2%) and those who walked to work (2.16%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Smithville, TN have a shorter commute time (15.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Smithville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Smithville, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Smithville, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Smithville, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Smithville, TN (1.72k out of 5.13k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Smithville, TN is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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