Smithville vs Ventnor City

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

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

Smithville has the higher population (9,260 vs 9,220 in Ventnor City). Ventnor City has the higher median household income ($74,619 vs $72,875 in Smithville). Ventnor City has the higher median home value ($345,300 vs $270,600 in Smithville).

Population, income & housing

	Smithville	Ventnor City
Population	9,260	9,220
Median age	47.1 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,875	$74,619
Median home value	$270,600	$345,300
Median gross rent	$1,477	$1,477
Housing units	4,814	7,813
Homeownership rate	76.3%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smithville	Ventnor City
Population	7,365 → 9,260 (+25.7%)	10,095 → 9,220 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$61,010 → $72,875 (+19.4%)	$59,219 → $74,619 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $270,600 (+33.4%)	$273,500 → $345,300 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,198 → $1,477 (+23.3%)	$1,163 → $1,477 (+27.0%)

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

Ventnor City

Population

10,0959,220

Median household income

$59,219$74,619

Median home value

$273,500$345,300

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,477

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Smithville	Ventnor City
Under 5	1.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	13.7%	11.7%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	18.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.8%	7.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.7%	22.0%
65 to 74	12.7%	14.5%
75 and over	14.7%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smithville	Ventnor City
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	68.3%
Black or African American	14.2%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	2.9%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smithville	Ventnor City
No high school diploma	6.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	31.0%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smithville	Ventnor City
Drove alone	78.7%	68.2%
Carpooled	9.9%	8.9%
Public transit	1.1%	8.4%
Walked	0.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.4%	11.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smithville	Ventnor City
1-unit, detached	50.5%	49.1%
1-unit, attached	19.0%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	18.1%	6.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Smithville	Ventnor City
Poverty rate	8.1%	10.3%
Average household size	2.00	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1989	1961