Smithboro

Population: 171
Median household income: $27,500
Median home value: $70,000

Smithboro is a community in Bond County, Illinois, home to 171 residents. At $27,500, its median household income sits below Bond County's $61,603.

From 2019 to 2023, Smithboro's population declined 20.8% from 216 to 171, while its median home value rose 7.7% from $65,000 to $70,000.

The median resident is 30.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 171
Median age: 30.0 yrs
Median household income: $27,500
Median home value: $70,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 88
Homeownership rate: 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

216171

Median household income

$50,625$27,500

Median home value

$65,000$70,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	216	$50,625	$65,000
2020	215	$45,625	$60,000
2021	244	$39,583	$65,000
2022	229	$54,375	$103,100
2023	171	$27,500	$70,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2414.6%

25 to 3418.7%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 542.3%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	5.3%
5 to 17	32	18.7%
18 to 24	25	14.6%
25 to 34	32	18.7%
35 to 44	19	11.1%
45 to 54	4	2.3%
55 to 64	29	17.0%
65 to 74	11	6.4%
75 and over	10	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	164	95.9%
Black or African American	4	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	19.0%
High school graduate	43	41.0%
Some college or associate's	37	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	3	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled17.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52	82.5%
Carpooled	11	17.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	65.1%
15 to 29 min	1	1.6%
30 to 44 min	10	15.9%
45 to 59 min	5	7.9%
60+ min	6	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 42.5% (71 of 167)

	Count	Share
Family households	39	50.0%
Nonfamily households	39	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	78	88.6%
Vacant	10	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74	94.9%
Renter-occupied	4	5.1%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	69	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	21.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1770213
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8946, -89.3399