Smithsburg vs Williamsport

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

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

Smithsburg has the higher population (3,069 vs 2,133 in Williamsport). Smithsburg has the higher median household income ($86,065 vs $58,590 in Williamsport). Smithsburg has the higher median home value ($317,600 vs $225,900 in Williamsport).

Population, income & housing

	Smithsburg	Williamsport
Population	3,069	2,133
Median age	34.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$86,065	$58,590
Median home value	$317,600	$225,900
Median gross rent	$899	$1,062
Housing units	1,152	1,128
Homeownership rate	66.0%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smithsburg	Williamsport
Population	2,967 → 3,069 (+3.4%)	1,996 → 2,133 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$69,464 → $86,065 (+23.9%)	$37,147 → $58,590 (+57.7%)
Median home value	$240,000 → $317,600 (+32.3%)	$160,700 → $225,900 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $899 (+22.3%)	$838 → $1,062 (+26.7%)

Smithsburg

Population

2,9673,069

Median household income

$69,464$86,065

Median home value

$240,000$317,600

Median gross rent

$735$899

Williamsport

Population

1,9962,133

Median household income

$37,147$58,590

Median home value

$160,700$225,900

Median gross rent

$838$1,062

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Smithsburg	Williamsport
Under 5	5.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	22.6%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	14.2%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	7.6%	10.0%
75 and over	4.2%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smithsburg	Williamsport
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	86.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smithsburg	Williamsport
No high school diploma	6.2%	9.9%
High school graduate	33.7%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smithsburg	Williamsport
Drove alone	88.3%	88.2%
Carpooled	3.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smithsburg	Williamsport
1-unit, detached	62.2%	34.8%
1-unit, attached	24.3%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	24.0%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	20.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Smithsburg	Williamsport
Poverty rate	16.8%	23.5%
Average household size	2.80	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	37	23
Median year structure built	1993	1962