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None of the households in Smithville, TX 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.
91.4% of the residents in Smithville, TX are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Smithville, TX was $254,400, and the homeownership rate was 57.1%.
Most people in Smithville, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Smithville, TX was 2 cars per household.
Smithville, TX is home to a population of 4.22k people, from which 91.4% are citizens.
As of 2024, 9.01% of Smithville, TX residents were born outside of the country (380 people).
In 2024, there were 5.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.62k people) in Smithville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 483 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 477 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 91.4% of Smithville, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Smithville, TX was 93.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Smithville, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 5.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.62k people) in Smithville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 483 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 477 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
13% of the people in Smithville, TX are hispanic (546 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Smithville, TX as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.
As of 2024, 9.01% of Smithville, TX residents (380 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, TX was 8.21%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Smithville, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Smithville, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.16 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Smithville, TX.
81.9% of the population of Smithville, TX has health coverage, with 35.7% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.703% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.2% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Smithville, TX grew by 36.7% from 13.2% to 18.1%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Smithville, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Smithville, TX employs 2.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Smithville, TX were Accommodation & Food Services (283 people), Retail Trade (255 people), and Educational Services (201 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($112,500), Transportation & Warehousing ($64,436), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,554).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Smithville, TX grew at a rate of 7.78%, from 1.92k employees to 2.07k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Smithville, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (318 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (272 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (220 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Smithville, TX.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Smithville, TX grew at a rate of 7.78%, from 1.92k employees to 2.07k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Smithville, TX, are Accommodation & Food Services (283 people), Retail Trade (255 people), and Educational Services (201 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Smithville, TX, though some of these residents may live in Smithville, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,487), Manufacturing ($72,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,922).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,330), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,137), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,677).
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).
John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.
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 Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The median property value in Smithville, TX was $254,400 in 2024, which is 0.765 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $255,600 to $254,400, a 0.469% decrease. The homeownership rate in Smithville, TX is 57.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Smithville, TX have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Smithville, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
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, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Smithville, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 57.1% of the housing units in Smithville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.5%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Smithville, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 1.78k households in Smithville, TX grew to $59,977 from the previous year's value of $56,031.
The following chart displays the households in Smithville, TX 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 $150k - $200k range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 80.5% of workers in Smithville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.59%) and those who walked to work (6.44%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Smithville, TX have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.75% of the workforce in Smithville, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Smithville, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Smithville, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Smithville, TX have 2 cars.
12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Smithville, TX (502 out of 4.12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Smithville, TX is Black, followed by Two Or More 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
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.