Smithville vs Wyldwood

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

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

Wyldwood has the higher population (5,436 vs 4,032 in Smithville). Wyldwood has the higher median household income ($85,216 vs $56,031 in Smithville). Smithville has the higher median home value ($255,600 vs $151,500 in Wyldwood).

Population, income & housing

	Smithville	Wyldwood
Population	4,032	5,436
Median age	44.4 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,031	$85,216
Median home value	$255,600	$151,500
Median gross rent	$799	$1,363
Housing units	1,863	1,550
Homeownership rate	62.5%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smithville	Wyldwood
Population	4,363 → 4,032 (-7.6%)	2,430 → 5,436 (+123.7%)
Median household income	$54,333 → $56,031 (+3.1%)	$57,474 → $85,216 (+48.3%)
Median home value	$158,000 → $255,600 (+61.8%)	$149,200 → $151,500 (+1.5%)
Median gross rent	$979 → $799 (-18.4%)	$1,144 → $1,363 (+19.1%)

Smithville

Population

4,3634,032

Median household income

$54,333$56,031

Median home value

$158,000$255,600

Median gross rent

$979$799

Wyldwood

Population

2,4305,436

Median household income

$57,474$85,216

Median home value

$149,200$151,500

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,363

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Smithville	Wyldwood
Under 5	6.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	30.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.5%	6.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	19.8%
45 to 54	18.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	8.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	5.0%
75 and over	11.2%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smithville	Wyldwood
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	34.5%
Black or African American	8.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	63.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smithville	Wyldwood
No high school diploma	11.8%	33.5%
High school graduate	28.3%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smithville	Wyldwood
Drove alone	79.6%	75.2%
Carpooled	6.5%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	10.3%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smithville	Wyldwood
1-unit, detached	76.9%	42.1%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	57.9%

Poverty & households

	Smithville	Wyldwood
Poverty rate	16.1%	8.4%
Average household size	2.45	3.55
Mean commute (minutes)	28	39
Median year structure built	1972	1990