Paden City vs Smithfield

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

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

Paden City has the higher population (2,529 vs 111 in Smithfield). Since 2019, Paden City's population has grown faster (-18.1% vs -38.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Paden City	Smithfield
Population	2,529	111
Median age	40.2 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,871	—
Median home value	$102,100	—
Median gross rent	$830	—
Housing units	1,193	83
Homeownership rate	79.0%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paden City	Smithfield
Population	3,089 → 2,529 (-18.1%)	179 → 111 (-38.0%)
Median household income	$47,563 → $53,871 (+13.3%)	$17,917 → $22,813 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$84,800 → $102,100 (+20.4%)	$79,300 → $101,900 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $830 (+2.1%)	$243 → $282 (+16.0%)

Paden City

Population

3,0892,529

Median household income

$47,563$53,871

Median home value

$84,800$102,100

Median gross rent

$813$830

Smithfield

Population

179111

Median household income

$17,917$22,813

Median home value

$79,300$101,900

Median gross rent

$243$282

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paden City	Smithfield
Under 5	7.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.2%	11.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.8%	19.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	5.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	19.8%
75 and over	10.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paden City	Smithfield
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	98.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paden City	Smithfield
No high school diploma	8.7%	21.5%
High school graduate	40.2%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paden City	Smithfield
Drove alone	81.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	0.0%
Other means	6.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paden City	Smithfield
1-unit, detached	84.4%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Paden City	Smithfield
Poverty rate	11.7%	45.9%
Average household size	2.48	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	23	55
Median year structure built	1957	1938