Smithville

Population: 9,260
Median household income: $72,875
Median home value: $270,600

Smithville is a community in Atlantic County, New Jersey, home to 9,260 residents. Its median household income of $72,875 runs below the Atlantic County figure of $76,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Smithville's population grew 25.7% from 7,365 to 9,260, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $202,800 to $270,600.

37.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,260
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $72,875
Median home value: $270,600
Median gross rent: $1,477
Housing units: 4,814
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3659,260

Median household income

$61,010$72,875

Median home value

$202,800$270,600

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,477

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,365	$61,010	$202,800	$1,198
2020	8,861	$58,507	$179,600	$1,216
2021	9,127	$63,958	$197,700	$1,288
2022	9,135	$67,453	$238,600	$1,429
2023	9,260	$72,875	$270,600	$1,477

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3418.7%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	1.7%
5 to 17	1,271	13.7%
18 to 24	375	4.0%
25 to 34	1,735	18.7%
35 to 44	813	8.8%
45 to 54	1,114	12.0%
55 to 64	1,264	13.7%
65 to 74	1,172	12.7%
75 and over	1,363	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,837	63.0%
Black or African American	1,312	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	265	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	228	2.5%
Two or more races	502	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,107	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	513	6.9%
High school graduate	2,315	31.0%
Some college or associate's	1,815	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,650	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,168	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,564	78.7%
Carpooled	447	9.9%
Public transit	48	1.1%
Walked	12	0.3%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	425	9.4%
Other means	24	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	852	20.8%
15 to 29 min	2,034	49.6%
30 to 44 min	773	18.8%
45 to 59 min	196	4.8%
60+ min	249	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 8.1% (747 of 9,243)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,330	50.4%
Nonfamily households	2,291	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,621	96.0%
Vacant	193	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,524	76.3%
Renter-occupied	1,097	23.7%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached19.0%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units18.1%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,431	50.5%
1-unit, attached	914	19.0%
2 to 4 units	485	10.1%
5 to 19 units	871	18.1%
20 or more units	71	1.5%
Mobile home & other	42	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3468190
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 39.4949, -74.4786