Smith County, Tennessee

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,196
Median household income: $62,799
Median home value: $224,500

Smith County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 20,196. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,799, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Smith County's population grew 2.3% from 19,740 to 20,196, while its median household income rose 30.6% from $48,068 to $62,799.

The median resident is 40.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,196
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,799
Median home value: $224,500
Median gross rent: $877
Housing units: 8,649
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,74020,196

Median household income

$48,068$62,799

Median home value

$146,900$224,500

Median gross rent

$621$877

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,740	$48,068	$146,900	$621
2020	19,926	$48,611	$162,500	$662
2021	19,820	$52,018	$172,900	$689
2022	20,034	$57,677	$200,500	$809
2023	20,196	$62,799	$224,500	$877

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,140	5.6%
5 to 17	3,380	16.7%
18 to 24	1,496	7.4%
25 to 34	2,601	12.9%
35 to 44	2,440	12.1%
45 to 54	2,770	13.7%
55 to 64	3,048	15.1%
65 to 74	2,066	10.2%
75 and over	1,255	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,273	90.5%
Black or African American	359	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	102	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.1%
Some other race	71	0.4%
Two or more races	760	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	599	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,795	12.7%
High school graduate	5,878	41.5%
Some college or associate's	3,962	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,783	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	762	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,610	81.7%
Carpooled	700	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	0.2%
Bicycle	15	0.2%
Worked from home	721	7.7%
Other means	245	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,123	24.7%
15 to 29 min	2,465	28.7%
30 to 44 min	1,669	19.4%
45 to 59 min	1,114	13.0%
60+ min	1,220	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 13.3% (2,656 of 20,017)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,502	72.2%
Nonfamily households	2,117	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,619	88.1%
Vacant	1,030	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,749	75.5%
Renter-occupied	1,870	24.5%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other19.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,353	73.5%
1-unit, attached	65	0.8%
2 to 4 units	191	2.2%
5 to 19 units	348	4.0%
20 or more units	24	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1,668	19.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 47159
State: Tennessee
Land area: 314 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 36.2566, -85.9419