Smithville-Sanders

Population: 3,228
Median household income: $72,331
Median home value: $256,900

Smithville-Sanders, a community in Monroe County, Indiana, has 3,228 residents. At $72,331, its median household income sits above Monroe County's $63,372.

Between 2019 and 2023, Smithville-Sanders's population declined 5.7% from 3,424 to 3,228, while its median home value rose 53.2% from $167,700 to $256,900.

The median gross rent is $993. 45.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,228
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $72,331
Median home value: $256,900
Median gross rent: $993
Housing units: 1,922
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4243,228

Median household income

$86,213$72,331

Median home value

$167,700$256,900

Median gross rent

$1,076$993

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,424	$86,213	$167,700	$1,076
2020	3,411	$88,365	$205,400	$1,106
2021	3,331	$91,433	$207,300	$985
2022	3,099	$67,091	$256,000	$960
2023	3,228	$72,331	$256,900	$993

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4421.8%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	265	8.2%
5 to 17	582	18.0%
18 to 24	99	3.1%
25 to 34	246	7.6%
35 to 44	704	21.8%
45 to 54	248	7.7%
55 to 64	505	15.6%
65 to 74	443	13.7%
75 and over	136	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,108	96.3%
Black or African American	44	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate19.5%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	172	7.5%
High school graduate	445	19.5%
Some college or associate's	630	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	555	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	480	21.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,147	76.0%
Carpooled	208	13.8%
Public transit	19	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	136	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	190	13.8%
15 to 29 min	863	62.8%
30 to 44 min	263	19.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	58	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 5.6% (178 of 3,151)

	Count	Share
Family households	914	63.5%
Nonfamily households	526	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,440	74.9%
Vacant	482	25.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,170	81.3%
Renter-occupied	270	18.8%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached14.0%

2 to 4 units15.9%

5 to 19 units18.2%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	877	45.6%
1-unit, attached	269	14.0%
2 to 4 units	305	15.9%
5 to 19 units	350	18.2%
20 or more units	73	3.8%
Mobile home & other	48	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1870330
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0597, -86.5108