Eminence vs Smithfield

A side-by-side comparison of Eminence and Smithfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Eminence and Smithfield are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eminence has the higher population (2,710 vs 164 in Smithfield). Smithfield has the higher median household income ($49,688 vs $44,655 in Eminence). Eminence has the higher median home value ($171,300 vs $165,000 in Smithfield).

Population, income & housing

	Eminence	Smithfield
Population	2,710	164
Median age	39.7 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,655	$49,688
Median home value	$171,300	$165,000
Median gross rent	$792	$869
Housing units	1,148	51
Homeownership rate	58.2%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eminence	Smithfield
Population	2,553 → 2,710 (+6.1%)	157 → 164 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$41,856 → $44,655 (+6.7%)	$30,417 → $49,688 (+63.4%)
Median home value	$100,100 → $171,300 (+71.1%)	$137,500 → $165,000 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $792 (+2.7%)	$642 → $869 (+35.4%)

Eminence

Population

2,5532,710

Median household income

$41,856$44,655

Median home value

$100,100$171,300

Median gross rent

$771$792

Smithfield

Population

157164

Median household income

$30,417$49,688

Median home value

$137,500$165,000

Median gross rent

$642$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eminence	Smithfield
Under 5	4.9%	1.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	20.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	15.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.1%
45 to 54	17.9%	27.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	4.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	6.7%
75 and over	5.5%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eminence	Smithfield
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	95.1%
Black or African American	6.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eminence	Smithfield
No high school diploma	17.3%	8.7%
High school graduate	42.6%	57.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eminence	Smithfield
Drove alone	74.1%	91.1%
Carpooled	17.6%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	2.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eminence	Smithfield
1-unit, detached	71.9%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	29.4%

Poverty & households

	Eminence	Smithfield
Poverty rate	20.6%	17.7%
Average household size	2.44	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1971	1953