Humphreys County vs Smith County

A side-by-side comparison of Humphreys County and Smith County: population, income, housing, and more.

Humphreys County and Smith County are counties in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Smith County has the higher population (20,196 vs 19,074 in Humphreys County). Smith County has the higher median household income ($62,799 vs $59,333 in Humphreys County). Smith County has the higher median home value ($224,500 vs $186,900 in Humphreys County).

Population, income & housing

	Humphreys County	Smith County
Population	19,074	20,196
Median age	43.7 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,333	$62,799
Median home value	$186,900	$224,500
Median gross rent	$830	$877
Housing units	8,868	8,649
Homeownership rate	79.5%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humphreys County	Smith County
Population	18,435 → 19,074 (+3.5%)	19,740 → 20,196 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$45,667 → $59,333 (+29.9%)	$48,068 → $62,799 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $186,900 (+64.2%)	$146,900 → $224,500 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $830 (+23.9%)	$621 → $877 (+41.2%)

Humphreys County

Population

18,43519,074

Median household income

$45,667$59,333

Median home value

$113,800$186,900

Median gross rent

$670$830

Smith County

Population

19,74020,196

Median household income

$48,068$62,799

Median home value

$146,900$224,500

Median gross rent

$621$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humphreys County	Smith County
Under 5	5.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.2%
75 and over	8.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humphreys County	Smith County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	90.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humphreys County	Smith County
No high school diploma	12.3%	12.7%
High school graduate	42.2%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humphreys County	Smith County
Drove alone	81.9%	81.7%
Carpooled	12.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.6%	7.7%
Other means	0.2%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humphreys County	Smith County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Humphreys County	Smith County
Poverty rate	13.7%	13.3%
Average household size	2.73	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1978	1985