Smithers

Population: 891
Median household income: $32,237
Median home value: $72,800

Smithers is a community in Fayette County, West Virginia, home to 891 residents. At $32,237, its median household income sits below Fayette County's $52,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Smithers's population declined 19.3% from 1,104 to 891, while its median home value fell 35.8% from $113,400 to $72,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.3% of the population. 35.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 891
Median age: 52.5 yrs
Median household income: $32,237
Median home value: $72,800
Median gross rent: $496
Housing units: 436
Homeownership rate: 60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,104891

Median household income

$31,000$32,237

Median home value

$113,400$72,800

Median gross rent

$577$496

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,104	$31,000	$113,400	$577
2020	1,010	$40,135	$109,300	$564
2021	1,025	$37,500	$100,700	$559
2022	838	$31,536	—	$597
2023	891	$32,237	$72,800	$496

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 178.8%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 645.4%

65 to 7428.8%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	5.7%
5 to 17	78	8.8%
18 to 24	20	2.2%
25 to 34	133	14.9%
35 to 44	84	9.4%
45 to 54	124	13.9%
55 to 64	48	5.4%
65 to 74	257	28.8%
75 and over	96	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	707	79.3%
Black or African American	51	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	102	13.7%
High school graduate	266	35.8%
Some college or associate's	199	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	138	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	37	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone35.3%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home45.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	89	35.3%
Carpooled	22	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	10.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	115	45.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67	48.9%
15 to 29 min	47	34.3%
30 to 44 min	17	12.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	6	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 35.9% (320 of 891)

	Count	Share
Family households	200	53.5%
Nonfamily households	174	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	374	85.8%
Vacant	62	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	225	60.2%
Renter-occupied	149	39.8%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	307	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29	6.7%
5 to 19 units	50	11.5%
20 or more units	22	5.0%
Mobile home & other	28	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5474740
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 38.1658, -81.2975