Archer Lodge vs Smithfield

A side-by-side comparison of Archer Lodge and Smithfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Archer Lodge and Smithfield are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Smithfield has the higher population (11,798 vs 5,036 in Archer Lodge). Archer Lodge has the higher median household income ($98,170 vs $37,827 in Smithfield). Archer Lodge has the higher median home value ($285,600 vs $217,000 in Smithfield).

Population, income & housing

	Archer Lodge	Smithfield
Population	5,036	11,798
Median age	42.7 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$98,170	$37,827
Median home value	$285,600	$217,000
Median gross rent	$1,308	$601
Housing units	1,827	5,447
Homeownership rate	84.2%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer Lodge	Smithfield
Population	4,902 → 5,036 (+2.7%)	12,400 → 11,798 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$66,103 → $98,170 (+48.5%)	$36,335 → $37,827 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$183,000 → $285,600 (+56.1%)	$142,200 → $217,000 (+52.6%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $1,308 (+64.1%)	$688 → $601 (-12.6%)

Archer Lodge

Population

4,9025,036

Median household income

$66,103$98,170

Median home value

$183,000$285,600

Median gross rent

$797$1,308

Smithfield

Population

12,40011,798

Median household income

$36,335$37,827

Median home value

$142,200$217,000

Median gross rent

$688$601

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer Lodge	Smithfield
Under 5	7.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	12.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	6.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	17.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	8.0%	12.4%
75 and over	5.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer Lodge	Smithfield
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	52.9%
Black or African American	6.1%	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer Lodge	Smithfield
No high school diploma	10.9%	21.2%
High school graduate	16.9%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer Lodge	Smithfield
Drove alone	64.5%	84.1%
Carpooled	15.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	20.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer Lodge	Smithfield
1-unit, detached	85.7%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Archer Lodge	Smithfield
Poverty rate	13.8%	31.4%
Average household size	2.76	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1996	1973