Elgin vs Smithville

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

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

Elgin has the higher population (10,996 vs 4,032 in Smithville). Elgin has the higher median household income ($85,666 vs $56,031 in Smithville). Elgin has the higher median home value ($267,900 vs $255,600 in Smithville).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Smithville
Population	10,996	4,032
Median age	40.4 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,666	$56,031
Median home value	$267,900	$255,600
Median gross rent	$1,289	$799
Housing units	4,475	1,863
Homeownership rate	68.4%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Smithville
Population	10,064 → 10,996 (+9.3%)	4,363 → 4,032 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$58,816 → $85,666 (+45.7%)	$54,333 → $56,031 (+3.1%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $267,900 (+71.8%)	$158,000 → $255,600 (+61.8%)
Median gross rent	$948 → $1,289 (+36.0%)	$979 → $799 (-18.4%)

Elgin

Population

10,06410,996

Median household income

$58,816$85,666

Median home value

$155,900$267,900

Median gross rent

$948$1,289

Smithville

Population

4,3634,032

Median household income

$54,333$56,031

Median home value

$158,000$255,600

Median gross rent

$979$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Smithville
Under 5	4.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	18.5%
55 to 64	16.7%	8.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	11.8%
75 and over	4.5%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Smithville
White (non-Hispanic)	31.5%	69.2%
Black or African American	19.2%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Smithville
No high school diploma	18.3%	11.8%
High school graduate	32.3%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Smithville
Drove alone	71.3%	79.6%
Carpooled	9.8%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	7.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Smithville
1-unit, detached	82.6%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.7%
20 or more units	1.3%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Smithville
Poverty rate	6.4%	16.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1979	1972