Smiths Grove vs Woodburn

A side-by-side comparison of Smiths Grove and Woodburn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Smiths Grove has the higher population (684 vs 307 in Woodburn). Woodburn has the higher median household income ($71,667 vs $51,583 in Smiths Grove). Woodburn has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $159,600 in Smiths Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Smiths Grove	Woodburn
Population	684	307
Median age	47.9 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,583	$71,667
Median home value	$159,600	$162,500
Median gross rent	$1,156	—
Housing units	308	114
Homeownership rate	76.7%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smiths Grove	Woodburn
Population	763 → 684 (-10.4%)	377 → 307 (-18.6%)
Median household income	$48,056 → $51,583 (+7.3%)	$57,917 → $71,667 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$108,400 → $159,600 (+47.2%)	$121,300 → $162,500 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,156 (+25.4%)	$883 → $975 (+10.4%)

Smiths Grove

Population

763684

Median household income

$48,056$51,583

Median home value

$108,400$159,600

Median gross rent

$922$1,156

Woodburn

Population

377307

Median household income

$57,917$71,667

Median home value

$121,300$162,500

Median gross rent

$883$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Smiths Grove	Woodburn
Under 5	3.5%	9.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	7.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.6%
25 to 34	6.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	5.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	19.2%	19.5%
65 to 74	14.2%	15.6%
75 and over	9.1%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smiths Grove	Woodburn
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	98.0%
Black or African American	14.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	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	3.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smiths Grove	Woodburn
No high school diploma	17.4%	10.8%
High school graduate	40.9%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smiths Grove	Woodburn
Drove alone	87.6%	75.2%
Carpooled	1.6%	19.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	3.8%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smiths Grove	Woodburn
1-unit, detached	96.4%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Smiths Grove	Woodburn
Poverty rate	15.1%	13.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1970	1967