Smithville

Population: 4,032
Median household income: $56,031
Median home value: $255,600

Located in Bastrop County, Texas, Smithville is a community with a population of 4,032. The median household income of $56,031 is below the Bastrop County median ($82,730).

From 2019 to 2023, Smithville's population declined 7.6% from 4,363 to 4,032, while its median home value rose 61.8% from $158,000 to $255,600.

Households average 2.45 people. The median gross rent is $799.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,032
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,031
Median home value: $255,600
Median gross rent: $799
Housing units: 1,863
Homeownership rate: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3634,032

Median household income

$54,333$56,031

Median home value

$158,000$255,600

Median gross rent

$979$799

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,363	$54,333	$158,000	$979
2020	4,501	$56,968	$171,500	$732
2021	3,920	$58,095	$180,200	$771
2022	3,975	$56,627	$222,200	$762
2023	4,032	$56,031	$255,600	$799

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5418.5%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	264	6.5%
5 to 17	634	15.7%
18 to 24	219	5.4%
25 to 34	464	11.5%
35 to 44	461	11.4%
45 to 54	745	18.5%
55 to 64	321	8.0%
65 to 74	474	11.8%
75 and over	450	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,790	69.2%
Black or African American	340	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.6%
Asian	45	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	247	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	585	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	344	11.8%
High school graduate	825	28.3%
Some college or associate's	1,090	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	393	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	263	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,500	79.6%
Carpooled	123	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	107	5.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	140	7.4%
Other means	15	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	595	34.1%
15 to 29 min	415	23.8%
30 to 44 min	234	13.4%
45 to 59 min	135	7.7%
60+ min	366	21.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 16.1% (643 of 3,990)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,090	67.0%
Nonfamily households	537	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,627	87.3%
Vacant	236	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,017	62.5%
Renter-occupied	610	37.5%

1-unit, detached76.9%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,433	76.9%
1-unit, attached	75	4.0%
2 to 4 units	120	6.4%
5 to 19 units	13	0.7%
20 or more units	121	6.5%
Mobile home & other	101	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4868456
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.0088, -97.1519