Cushing vs Smithland

A side-by-side comparison of Cushing and Smithland: population, income, housing, and more.

Cushing and Smithland are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cushing has the higher population (213 vs 148 in Smithland). Smithland has the higher median household income ($83,000 vs $70,139 in Cushing). Smithland has the higher median home value ($75,400 vs $57,700 in Cushing).

Population, income & housing

	Cushing	Smithland
Population	213	148
Median age	31.1 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,139	$83,000
Median home value	$57,700	$75,400
Median gross rent	$725	$725
Housing units	77	93
Homeownership rate	73.3%	96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cushing	Smithland
Population	175 → 213 (+21.7%)	200 → 148 (-26.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $70,139 (+60.3%)	$44,063 → $83,000 (+88.4%)
Median home value	$48,100 → $57,700 (+20.0%)	$61,000 → $75,400 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $725 (+48.6%)	$763 → $725 (-5.0%)

Cushing

Population

175213

Median household income

$43,750$70,139

Median home value

$48,100$57,700

Median gross rent

$488$725

Smithland

Population

200148

Median household income

$44,063$83,000

Median home value

$61,000$75,400

Median gross rent

$763$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cushing	Smithland
Under 5	8.5%	1.4%
5 to 17	24.4%	12.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.7%
25 to 34	17.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.8%
45 to 54	7.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.5%	14.9%
75 and over	6.6%	23.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cushing	Smithland
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cushing	Smithland
No high school diploma	10.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	32.6%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cushing	Smithland
Drove alone	76.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	19.1%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	4.1%
Other means	1.7%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cushing	Smithland
1-unit, detached	100.0%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Cushing	Smithland
Poverty rate	22.1%	4.7%
Average household size	2.84	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1938	1951