Reader vs Smithfield

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

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

Reader has the higher population (229 vs 111 in Smithfield). Since 2019, Reader's population has grown faster (-31.8% vs -38.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Reader	Smithfield
Population	229	111
Median age	57.9 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,815	—
Median home value	$89,600	—
Housing units	151	83
Homeownership rate	92.1%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Reader	Smithfield
Population	336 → 229 (-31.8%)	179 → 111 (-38.0%)
Median household income	$30,938 → $61,815 (+99.8%)	$17,917 → $22,813 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$113,900 → $89,600 (-21.3%)	$79,300 → $101,900 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$243 → $282 (+16.0%)

Reader

Population

336229

Median household income

$30,938$61,815

Median home value

$113,900$89,600

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)

	Reader	Smithfield
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	10.0%	11.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	19.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	5.4%
55 to 64	22.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	26.6%	19.8%
75 and over	17.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Reader	Smithfield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Reader	Smithfield
No high school diploma	20.9%	21.5%
High school graduate	26.7%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Reader	Smithfield
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Reader	Smithfield
1-unit, detached	79.5%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Reader	Smithfield
Poverty rate	0.0%	45.9%
Average household size	1.52	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	—	55
Median year structure built	1966	1938