Smiths Grove

Population: 684
Median household income: $51,583
Median home value: $159,600

Smiths Grove, a community in Warren County, Kentucky, has 684 residents. At $51,583, its median household income sits below Warren County's $64,801.

Between 2019 and 2023, Smiths Grove's population declined 10.4% from 763 to 684, while its median home value rose 47.2% from $108,400 to $159,600.

15.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.27 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 684
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,583
Median home value: $159,600
Median gross rent: $1,156
Housing units: 308
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

763684

Median household income

$48,056$51,583

Median home value

$108,400$159,600

Median gross rent

$922$1,156

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	763	$48,056	$108,400	$922
2020	683	$54,063	$124,400	$929
2021	651	$54,000	$121,900	$1,015
2022	707	$53,750	$139,900	$1,038
2023	684	$51,583	$159,600	$1,156

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	3.5%
5 to 17	116	17.0%
18 to 24	33	4.8%
25 to 34	44	6.4%
35 to 44	100	14.6%
45 to 54	77	11.3%
55 to 64	131	19.2%
65 to 74	97	14.2%
75 and over	62	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	543	79.4%
Black or African American	99	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	1.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	89	17.4%
High school graduate	209	40.9%
Some college or associate's	138	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	50	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	275	87.6%
Carpooled	5	1.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	14.0%
15 to 29 min	137	46.9%
30 to 44 min	99	33.9%
45 to 59 min	4	1.4%
60+ min	11	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 15.1% (103 of 684)

	Count	Share
Family households	180	59.8%
Nonfamily households	121	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	301	97.7%
Vacant	7	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	231	76.7%
Renter-occupied	70	23.3%

1-unit, detached96.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	297	96.4%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2171454
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0502, -86.2081