Herminie vs Smithton

A side-by-side comparison of Herminie and Smithton: population, income, housing, and more.

Herminie and Smithton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Herminie has the higher population (421 vs 388 in Smithton). Smithton has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $55,909 in Herminie). Herminie has the higher median home value ($115,600 vs $104,800 in Smithton).

Population, income & housing

	Herminie	Smithton
Population	421	388
Median age	41.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,909	$56,250
Median home value	$115,600	$104,800
Median gross rent	$1,228	$859
Housing units	239	165
Homeownership rate	55.4%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herminie	Smithton
Population	254 → 421 (+65.7%)	486 → 388 (-20.2%)
Median household income	$54,444 → $55,909 (+2.7%)	$63,333 → $56,250 (-11.2%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $115,600 (+8.7%)	$92,000 → $104,800 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $1,228 (+32.3%)	$761 → $859 (+12.9%)

Herminie

Population

254421

Median household income

$54,444$55,909

Median home value

$106,300$115,600

Median gross rent

$928$1,228

Smithton

Population

486388

Median household income

$63,333$56,250

Median home value

$92,000$104,800

Median gross rent

$761$859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herminie	Smithton
Under 5	3.3%	2.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	16.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	19.7%	6.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	16.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	7.1%	16.0%
75 and over	3.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herminie	Smithton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herminie	Smithton
No high school diploma	3.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	38.5%	52.1%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herminie	Smithton
Drove alone	86.7%	82.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herminie	Smithton
1-unit, detached	58.2%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	23.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Herminie	Smithton
Poverty rate	42.0%	37.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1950	1938