Smithton

Population: 509
Median household income: $51,875
Median home value: $87,500

Located in Pettis County, Missouri, Smithton is a community with a population of 509. At $51,875, its median household income sits below Pettis County's $60,232.

Between 2019 and 2023, Smithton's population held roughly steady from 508 to 509, while its median home value rose 17.1% from $74,700 to $87,500.

93.0% of workers drive to work alone. 95.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 509
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $51,875
Median home value: $87,500
Median gross rent: $920
Housing units: 211
Homeownership rate: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

508509

Median household income

$51,250$51,875

Median home value

$74,700$87,500

Median gross rent

$717$920

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	508	$51,250	$74,700	$717
2020	511	$63,393	$75,600	$697
2021	491	$41,691	$75,700	$820
2022	514	$50,156	$87,400	$867
2023	509	$51,875	$87,500	$920

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1725.9%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	7.3%
5 to 17	132	25.9%
18 to 24	16	3.1%
25 to 34	63	12.4%
35 to 44	94	18.5%
45 to 54	60	11.8%
55 to 64	65	12.8%
65 to 74	25	4.9%
75 and over	17	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	470	92.3%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's42.9%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	12.0%
High school graduate	103	31.8%
Some college or associate's	139	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	22	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone93.0%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	226	93.0%
Carpooled	6	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	12.3%
15 to 29 min	152	64.4%
30 to 44 min	20	8.5%
45 to 59 min	6	2.5%
60+ min	29	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 6.5% (33 of 506)

	Count	Share
Family households	142	67.9%
Nonfamily households	67	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	209	99.1%
Vacant	2	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	183	87.6%
Renter-occupied	26	12.4%

1-unit, detached95.7%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	202	95.7%
1-unit, attached	4	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2968384
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6807, -93.0924