Smethport

Population: 1,516
Median household income: $62,143
Median home value: $115,000

Smethport, a community in McKean County, Pennsylvania, has 1,516 residents. At $62,143, its median household income sits in line with McKean County's $61,705.

Between 2019 and 2023, Smethport's population declined 5.3% from 1,601 to 1,516, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $90,300 to $115,000.

The typical home was built around 1941. 18.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,516
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,143
Median home value: $115,000
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 731
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6011,516

Median household income

$55,625$62,143

Median home value

$90,300$115,000

Median gross rent

$688$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,601	$55,625	$90,300	$688
2020	1,648	$51,587	$92,500	$684
2021	1,521	$54,306	$98,300	$695
2022	1,556	$62,500	$120,800	$743
2023	1,516	$62,143	$115,000	$768

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over13.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	4.4%
5 to 17	336	22.2%
18 to 24	95	6.3%
25 to 34	115	7.6%
35 to 44	160	10.6%
45 to 54	169	11.1%
55 to 64	192	12.7%
65 to 74	172	11.3%
75 and over	210	13.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,431	94.4%
Black or African American	10	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	4.7%
High school graduate	412	40.5%
Some college or associate's	254	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	168	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	136	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	409	75.3%
Carpooled	18	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	62	11.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	6.1%
Other means	21	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	224	43.9%
15 to 29 min	178	34.9%
30 to 44 min	96	18.8%
45 to 59 min	12	2.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 18.6% (272 of 1,462)

	Count	Share
Family households	359	55.7%
Nonfamily households	285	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	644	88.1%
Vacant	87	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	451	70.0%
Renter-occupied	193	30.0%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units21.1%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	436	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	154	21.1%
5 to 19 units	29	4.0%
20 or more units	15	2.1%
Mobile home & other	97	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4271248
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.8084, -78.4447