North Westport vs Smith Mills

A side-by-side comparison of North Westport and Smith Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

North Westport and Smith Mills are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Westport has the higher population (4,995 vs 4,467 in Smith Mills). North Westport has the higher median household income ($85,120 vs $56,250 in Smith Mills). North Westport has the higher median home value ($389,300 vs $384,600 in Smith Mills).

Population, income & housing

	North Westport	Smith Mills
Population	4,995	4,467
Median age	43.1 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$85,120	$56,250
Median home value	$389,300	$384,600
Median gross rent	$999	$599
Housing units	2,230	1,974
Homeownership rate	80.3%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Westport	Smith Mills
Population	4,510 → 4,995 (+10.8%)	4,678 → 4,467 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$67,522 → $85,120 (+26.1%)	$70,692 → $56,250 (-20.4%)
Median home value	$293,000 → $389,300 (+32.9%)	$305,700 → $384,600 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,057 → $999 (-5.5%)	$560 → $599 (+7.0%)

North Westport

Population

4,5104,995

Median household income

$67,522$85,120

Median home value

$293,000$389,300

Median gross rent

$1,057$999

Smith Mills

Population

4,6784,467

Median household income

$70,692$56,250

Median home value

$305,700$384,600

Median gross rent

$560$599

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Westport	Smith Mills
Under 5	5.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	16.4%	16.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	8.5%
75 and over	10.7%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Westport	Smith Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	1.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Westport	Smith Mills
No high school diploma	11.6%	19.4%
High school graduate	42.7%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Westport	Smith Mills
Drove alone	86.0%	89.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Westport	Smith Mills
1-unit, detached	73.3%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	7.3%
20 or more units	6.9%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Westport	Smith Mills
Poverty rate	4.2%	9.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1965	1967