Providence vs Smithfield

A side-by-side comparison of Providence and Smithfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Providence and Smithfield are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Smithfield has the higher population (14,033 vs 8,675 in Providence). Providence has the higher median household income ($103,831 vs $90,602 in Smithfield). Providence has the higher median home value ($478,300 vs $406,300 in Smithfield).

Population, income & housing

	Providence	Smithfield
Population	8,675	14,033
Median age	33.9 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$103,831	$90,602
Median home value	$478,300	$406,300
Median gross rent	$1,416	$1,206
Housing units	2,707	4,200
Homeownership rate	84.3%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.6%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Providence	Smithfield
Population	7,407 → 8,675 (+17.1%)	11,373 → 14,033 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$80,697 → $103,831 (+28.7%)	$71,118 → $90,602 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$281,900 → $478,300 (+69.7%)	$237,100 → $406,300 (+71.4%)
Median gross rent	$982 → $1,416 (+44.2%)	$905 → $1,206 (+33.3%)

Providence

Population

7,4078,675

Median household income

$80,697$103,831

Median home value

$281,900$478,300

Median gross rent

$982$1,416

Smithfield

Population

11,37314,033

Median household income

$71,118$90,602

Median home value

$237,100$406,300

Median gross rent

$905$1,206

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Providence	Smithfield
Under 5	6.7%	12.6%
5 to 17	28.0%	24.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.4%	15.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.6%	8.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	5.3%
75 and over	4.7%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Providence	Smithfield
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Providence	Smithfield
No high school diploma	1.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	19.4%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Providence	Smithfield
Drove alone	74.8%	73.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	14.3%	18.2%
Other means	1.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Providence	Smithfield
1-unit, detached	80.5%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.2%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Providence	Smithfield
Poverty rate	10.6%	3.5%
Average household size	3.27	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1997	2001