McKee City vs Smithville

A side-by-side comparison of McKee City and Smithville: population, income, housing, and more.

McKee City and Smithville are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McKee City has the higher population (10,843 vs 9,260 in Smithville). McKee City has the higher median household income ($81,667 vs $72,875 in Smithville). Smithville has the higher median home value ($270,600 vs $232,000 in McKee City).

Population, income & housing

	McKee City	Smithville
Population	10,843	9,260
Median age	41.4 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,667	$72,875
Median home value	$232,000	$270,600
Median gross rent	$1,745	$1,477
Housing units	5,050	4,814
Homeownership rate	58.0%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKee City	Smithville
Population	8,337 → 10,843 (+30.1%)	7,365 → 9,260 (+25.7%)
Median household income	$60,518 → $81,667 (+34.9%)	$61,010 → $72,875 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$153,600 → $232,000 (+51.0%)	$202,800 → $270,600 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,444 → $1,745 (+20.8%)	$1,198 → $1,477 (+23.3%)

McKee City

Population

8,33710,843

Median household income

$60,518$81,667

Median home value

$153,600$232,000

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,745

Smithville

Population

7,3659,260

Median household income

$61,010$72,875

Median home value

$202,800$270,600

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,477

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKee City	Smithville
Under 5	5.1%	1.7%
5 to 17	13.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	11.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	18.7%
35 to 44	18.2%	8.8%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.7%
75 and over	3.9%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKee City	Smithville
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	63.0%
Black or African American	15.3%	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	6.7%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.5%
Two or more races	10.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKee City	Smithville
No high school diploma	5.2%	6.9%
High school graduate	31.3%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKee City	Smithville
Drove alone	75.9%	78.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	9.9%
Public transit	0.7%	1.1%
Walked	1.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.4%
Other means	4.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKee City	Smithville
1-unit, detached	25.8%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	34.4%	19.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	22.7%	18.1%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	McKee City	Smithville
Poverty rate	10.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1998	1989