McDade vs Smithville

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

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

Smithville has the higher population (4,032 vs 1,380 in McDade). Smithville has the higher median household income ($56,031 vs $50,329 in McDade). McDade has the higher median home value ($299,600 vs $255,600 in Smithville).

Population, income & housing

	McDade	Smithville
Population	1,380	4,032
Median age	32.2 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,329	$56,031
Median home value	$299,600	$255,600
Median gross rent	$1,096	$799
Housing units	511	1,863
Homeownership rate	94.4%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDade	Smithville
Population	681 → 1,380 (+102.6%)	4,363 → 4,032 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$68,750 → $50,329 (-26.8%)	$54,333 → $56,031 (+3.1%)
Median home value	$154,400 → $299,600 (+94.0%)	$158,000 → $255,600 (+61.8%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $1,096 (+65.1%)	$979 → $799 (-18.4%)

McDade

Population

6811,380

Median household income

$68,750$50,329

Median home value

$154,400$299,600

Median gross rent

$664$1,096

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)

	McDade	Smithville
Under 5	28.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	10.1%	15.7%
18 to 24	3.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	5.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	8.3%	18.5%
55 to 64	10.9%	8.0%
65 to 74	18.6%	11.8%
75 and over	5.7%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDade	Smithville
White (non-Hispanic)	36.1%	69.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	62.0%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDade	Smithville
No high school diploma	17.3%	11.8%
High school graduate	38.2%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDade	Smithville
Drove alone	83.3%	79.6%
Carpooled	10.8%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDade	Smithville
1-unit, detached	90.4%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	McDade	Smithville
Poverty rate	13.4%	16.1%
Average household size	3.25	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	43	28
Median year structure built	1978	1972