Smithfield

Population: 8,729
Median household income: $110,182
Median home value: $358,100

Smithfield, a community in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, has 8,729 residents. Its median household income of $110,182 runs above the Isle of Wight County figure of $96,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, Smithfield's population grew 4.3% from 8,367 to 8,729, while its median home value rose 26.6% from $282,800 to $358,100.

34.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,729
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $110,182
Median home value: $358,100
Median gross rent: $1,182
Housing units: 3,646
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3678,729

Median household income

$67,607$110,182

Median home value

$282,800$358,100

Median gross rent

$925$1,182

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,367	$67,607	$282,800	$925
2020	8,492	$83,977	$299,200	$995
2021	8,513	$92,913	$313,300	$985
2022	8,625	$101,081	$344,400	$1,099
2023	8,729	$110,182	$358,100	$1,182

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	538	6.2%
5 to 17	1,164	13.3%
18 to 24	492	5.6%
25 to 34	1,234	14.1%
35 to 44	740	8.5%
45 to 54	1,404	16.1%
55 to 64	1,422	16.3%
65 to 74	843	9.7%
75 and over	892	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,305	72.2%
Black or African American	1,648	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	44	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.1%
Some other race	45	0.5%
Two or more races	282	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	391	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	389	6.0%
High school graduate	1,990	30.5%
Some college or associate's	1,909	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,374	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	873	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,382	79.1%
Carpooled	296	6.9%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	50	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	531	12.4%
Other means	13	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	812	21.7%
15 to 29 min	883	23.6%
30 to 44 min	1,311	35.0%
45 to 59 min	538	14.4%
60+ min	201	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 7.3% (626 of 8,615)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,368	68.6%
Nonfamily households	1,085	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,453	94.7%
Vacant	193	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,846	82.4%
Renter-occupied	607	17.6%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,876	78.9%
1-unit, attached	202	5.5%
2 to 4 units	137	3.8%
5 to 19 units	365	10.0%
20 or more units	19	0.5%
Mobile home & other	47	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5173200
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 9.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.92 sq mi
Center point: 36.9724, -76.6142