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Smithville, TN

5,288 Population
5.9 square miles 897.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±2.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in DeKalb County: 41.9 ±1.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,779 ±$3,113 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in DeKalb County: $30,133 ±$1,911
  • about half the amount in Tennessee: $39,437 ±$230
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$33,192 ±$7,571 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in DeKalb County: $53,153 † ±$7,562
  • about half the amount in Tennessee: $69,595 ±$429
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

33.4% ±9.7% (1,717  ±499) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in DeKalb County: 18.6% † 3,835 (±3.9% / ±806)
  • more than double the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 950,340 (±0.2% / ±15,734)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.1 minutes ±3.7 (27,000  ±8,304) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in DeKalb County: 29.3 236,630 (±2.2 / ±24,043)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,287,850 (±0.1 / ±416,184)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,185 ±190 Number of households
  • DeKalb County: 8,652 ±250
  • Tennessee: 2,824,277 ±6,378
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (5,127  ±44) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in DeKalb County: 2.4 20,672 (±0.1 / ±48)
  • a little less than the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,917,933
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.1% ±3.1% (27  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in DeKalb County: 8.6% † 365 (±3.7% / ±158)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 86,308 (±0.2% / ±2,508)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,356 ±185 Number of housing units
  • DeKalb County: 10,155 ±30
  • Tennessee: 3,143,670 ±903
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$194,200 ±$41,373 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in DeKalb County: $235,500 ±$16,790
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Tennessee: $286,700 ±$1,492
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.8% ±3.3% (360  ±176.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in DeKalb County: 10.4% † 2,161 (±3.1% / ±643.9)
  • about half the rate in Tennessee: 12.9% 901,364 (±0.2% / ±13,276.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

72.1% ±10.4% (2,640  ±409.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in DeKalb County: 84.5% 12,532 (±5.2% / ±773)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 90.1% 4,385,619 (±0.4% / ±18,161)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17% ±6.5% (623  ±240.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in DeKalb County: 20.8% † 3,087 (±2.9% / ±431.1)
  • about half the rate in Tennessee: 31.1% 1,512,601 (±0.2% / ±10,514.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

9.4% ±3.7% (495  ±194) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in DeKalb County: 4.8% 1,015
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Tennessee: 6.1% 431,545
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.4% ±2.8% (214  ±113) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in DeKalb County: 7.1% † 1,170 (±1.6% / ±267)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Tennessee: 7.3% 399,814 (±0.1% / ±5,074)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
214 Total veterans ±113 214 Male ±113 N/A Female ±20

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