Smithfield

In Wetzel County, West Virginia.

Population: 111

Smithfield is a community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, home to 111 residents.

From 2019 to 2023, Smithfield's population declined 38.0% from 179 to 111.

5.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 111
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 83
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

179111

Median household income

$17,917$22,813

Median home value

$79,300$101,900

Median gross rent

$243$282

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	179	$17,917	—	$243
2020	169	$15,000	$79,300	$243
2021	134	$14,205	$90,000	$282
2022	142	$22,813	$101,900	—
2023	111	—	—	—

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3419.8%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7419.8%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	4.5%
5 to 17	13	11.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	22	19.8%
35 to 44	16	14.4%
45 to 54	6	5.4%
55 to 64	17	15.3%
65 to 74	22	19.8%
75 and over	10	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	109	98.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	2	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate50.5%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	21.5%
High school graduate	47	50.5%
Some college or associate's	21	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	5	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 55 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	2	8.7%
45 to 59 min	18	78.3%
60+ min	3	13.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.82
Poverty rate: 45.9% (51 of 111)

	Count	Share
Family households	27	44.3%
Nonfamily households	34	55.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	61	73.5%
Vacant	22	26.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38	62.3%
Renter-occupied	23	37.7%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	59	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	9.6%
5 to 19 units	5	6.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5474788
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.4949, -80.5600