Smithville, TN

Census Place

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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
2024 Median Property Value
$194,200
26.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,827
12.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Smithville, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.8% of the residents in Smithville, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Smithville, TN was $194,200, and the homeownership rate was 54.7%.

Most people in Smithville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Smithville, TN was 2 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Smithville, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.02k ± 281
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    579 ± 351
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    257 ± 239
18.2%
Hispanic Population
964 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    112 ± 91
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    59 ± 65
  3. Korea
    33 ± 40

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

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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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Smithville, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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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%.

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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 - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Smithville, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.7%)
  2. Carpooled (21.2%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

91.8% of the population of Smithville, TN has health coverage, with 28.3% on employee plans, 38.1% on Medicaid, 8.08% on Medicare, 16.1% on non-group plans, and 1.25% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.4% were men and 55.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.6% under 18 years, 14.1% between 18 and 34 years, 42.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.4% were men and 55.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

8.16%
Uninsured
28.3%
Employer Coverage
38.1%
Medicaid
8.08%
Medicare
16.1%
Non-Group
1.25%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Smithville, TN grew by 8.38% from 7.53% to 8.16%.

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