Rushmere vs Smithfield

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

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

Smithfield has the higher population (8,729 vs 1,087 in Rushmere). Smithfield has the higher median household income ($110,182 vs $76,429 in Rushmere). Smithfield has the higher median home value ($358,100 vs $331,700 in Rushmere).

Population, income & housing

	Rushmere	Smithfield
Population	1,087	8,729
Median age	57.8 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,429	$110,182
Median home value	$331,700	$358,100
Median gross rent	$928	$1,182
Housing units	558	3,646
Homeownership rate	75.3%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rushmere	Smithfield
Population	1,005 → 1,087 (+8.2%)	8,367 → 8,729 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$48,438 → $76,429 (+57.8%)	$67,607 → $110,182 (+63.0%)
Median home value	$234,700 → $331,700 (+41.3%)	$282,800 → $358,100 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,094 → $928 (-15.2%)	$925 → $1,182 (+27.8%)

Rushmere

Population

1,0051,087

Median household income

$48,438$76,429

Median home value

$234,700$331,700

Median gross rent

$1,094$928

Smithfield

Population

8,3678,729

Median household income

$67,607$110,182

Median home value

$282,800$358,100

Median gross rent

$925$1,182

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rushmere	Smithfield
Under 5	3.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	12.9%	13.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	5.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	16.1%
55 to 64	33.7%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.7%
75 and over	7.1%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rushmere	Smithfield
White (non-Hispanic)	66.1%	72.2%
Black or African American	28.4%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rushmere	Smithfield
No high school diploma	8.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	39.4%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rushmere	Smithfield
Drove alone	81.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	3.2%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rushmere	Smithfield
1-unit, detached	75.3%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Rushmere	Smithfield
Poverty rate	6.4%	7.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1983	1992