Smithville

Population: 1,339
Median household income: $70,750
Median home value: $186,000

Smithville is a community in Wayne County, Ohio, home to 1,339 residents. Its median household income of $70,750 runs in line with the Wayne County figure of $71,769.

Between 2019 and 2023, Smithville's population declined 6.9% from 1,439 to 1,339, while its median home value rose 37.1% from $135,700 to $186,000.

The median resident is 38.7 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,339
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,750
Median home value: $186,000
Median gross rent: $953
Housing units: 624
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4391,339

Median household income

$60,667$70,750

Median home value

$135,700$186,000

Median gross rent

$805$953

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,439	$60,667	$135,700	$805
2020	1,330	$63,417	$140,300	$834
2021	1,389	$64,954	$146,000	$883
2022	1,357	$69,063	$176,800	$942
2023	1,339	$70,750	$186,000	$953

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7418.2%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	87	6.5%
5 to 17	236	17.6%
18 to 24	133	9.9%
25 to 34	151	11.3%
35 to 44	145	10.8%
45 to 54	84	6.3%
55 to 64	146	10.9%
65 to 74	244	18.2%
75 and over	113	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,272	95.0%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.4%
Two or more races	28	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	3.9%
High school graduate	315	35.7%
Some college or associate's	258	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	167	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	109	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	542	86.9%
Carpooled	23	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	7.2%
Other means	8	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	290	50.1%
15 to 29 min	186	32.1%
30 to 44 min	69	11.9%
45 to 59 min	34	5.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 5.5% (73 of 1,339)

	Count	Share
Family households	400	71.0%
Nonfamily households	163	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	563	90.2%
Vacant	61	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	403	71.6%
Renter-occupied	160	28.4%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units22.6%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	439	70.4%
1-unit, attached	14	2.2%
2 to 4 units	141	22.6%
5 to 19 units	21	3.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3972788
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.8625, -81.8605