Alexandria vs Smithville

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

Alexandria and Smithville are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Smithville has the higher population (5,158 vs 1,145 in Alexandria). Alexandria has the higher median household income ($48,542 vs $29,507 in Smithville). Alexandria has the higher median home value ($213,000 vs $153,500 in Smithville).

Population, income & housing

	Alexandria	Smithville
Population	1,145	5,158
Median age	29.9 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$48,542	$29,507
Median home value	$213,000	$153,500
Median gross rent	$550	$676
Housing units	515	2,187
Homeownership rate	63.0%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexandria	Smithville
Population	1,002 → 1,145 (+14.3%)	4,711 → 5,158 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$40,375 → $48,542 (+20.2%)	$32,813 → $29,507 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$115,500 → $213,000 (+84.4%)	$125,300 → $153,500 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$439 → $550 (+25.3%)	$632 → $676 (+7.0%)

Alexandria

Population

1,0021,145

Median household income

$40,375$48,542

Median home value

$115,500$213,000

Median gross rent

$439$550

Smithville

Population

4,7115,158

Median household income

$32,813$29,507

Median home value

$125,300$153,500

Median gross rent

$632$676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexandria	Smithville
Under 5	8.8%	14.5%
5 to 17	19.9%	11.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	17.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	9.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	7.8%
75 and over	6.4%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexandria	Smithville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	74.7%
Black or African American	7.9%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexandria	Smithville
No high school diploma	16.8%	34.9%
High school graduate	42.9%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexandria	Smithville
Drove alone	74.5%	70.7%
Carpooled	16.4%	27.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	0.0%
Other means	5.9%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexandria	Smithville
1-unit, detached	68.7%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Alexandria	Smithville
Poverty rate	28.6%	38.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	39	17
Median year structure built	1972	1974