Smiths Station

Population: 5,443
Median household income: $57,410
Median home value: $184,400

Located in Lee County, Alabama, Smiths Station is a community with a population of 5,443. At $57,410, its median household income sits below Lee County's $61,123.

From 2019 to 2023, Smiths Station's population grew 1.5% from 5,364 to 5,443, while its median home value rose 22.0% from $151,200 to $184,400.

71.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,443
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $57,410
Median home value: $184,400
Median gross rent: $946
Housing units: 1,861
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3645,443

Median household income

$51,235$57,410

Median home value

$151,200$184,400

Median gross rent

$899$946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,364	$51,235	$151,200	$899
2020	5,821	$49,470	$156,800	$860
2021	5,420	$53,096	$156,200	$829
2022	5,441	$55,676	$182,700	$984
2023	5,443	$57,410	$184,400	$946

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	384	7.1%
5 to 17	1,332	24.5%
18 to 24	285	5.2%
25 to 34	505	9.3%
35 to 44	950	17.5%
45 to 54	543	10.0%
55 to 64	635	11.7%
65 to 74	445	8.2%
75 and over	364	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,266	60.0%
Black or African American	1,689	31.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	1.1%
Asian	40	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.9%
Two or more races	205	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	133	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	535	15.5%
High school graduate	931	27.0%
Some college or associate's	1,307	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	300	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	369	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,756	84.7%
Carpooled	128	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	0.8%
Bicycle	20	1.0%
Worked from home	106	5.1%
Other means	47	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	570	29.0%
15 to 29 min	697	35.4%
30 to 44 min	503	25.6%
45 to 59 min	160	8.1%
60+ min	37	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.14
Poverty rate: 14.7% (796 of 5,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,359	78.6%
Nonfamily households	369	21.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,728	92.9%
Vacant	133	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,428	82.6%
Renter-occupied	300	17.4%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other23.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,329	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	85	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	5	0.3%
Mobile home & other	442	23.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0171190
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.5229, -85.0994