Smithsburg vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Smithsburg and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

Smithsburg and St. James are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. James has the higher population (4,581 vs 3,069 in Smithsburg). St. James has the higher median household income ($103,105 vs $86,065 in Smithsburg). St. James has the higher median home value ($390,800 vs $317,600 in Smithsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Smithsburg	St. James
Population	3,069	4,581
Median age	34.2 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$86,065	$103,105
Median home value	$317,600	$390,800
Median gross rent	$899	$1,252
Housing units	1,152	1,704
Homeownership rate	66.0%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smithsburg	St. James
Population	2,967 → 3,069 (+3.4%)	3,860 → 4,581 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$69,464 → $86,065 (+23.9%)	$107,868 → $103,105 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$240,000 → $317,600 (+32.3%)	$264,700 → $390,800 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $899 (+22.3%)	$1,148 → $1,252 (+9.1%)

Smithsburg

Population

2,9673,069

Median household income

$69,464$86,065

Median home value

$240,000$317,600

Median gross rent

$735$899

St. James

Population

3,8604,581

Median household income

$107,868$103,105

Median home value

$264,700$390,800

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,252

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Smithsburg	St. James
Under 5	5.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	22.6%	22.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	17.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	6.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.8%
75 and over	4.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smithsburg	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	65.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smithsburg	St. James
No high school diploma	6.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	33.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smithsburg	St. James
Drove alone	88.3%	77.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.3%	3.9%
Walked	1.1%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smithsburg	St. James
1-unit, detached	62.2%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	24.3%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Smithsburg	St. James
Poverty rate	16.8%	3.1%
Average household size	2.80	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	37	44
Median year structure built	1993	1996