Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Smithville is worth considering.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.23 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Smithville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Smithville are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.23% of adults in Smithville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Smithville in 2022 was $17,349, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,396 for a family of four. Smithville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.31% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Smithville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Smithville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Smithville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Smithville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Smithville include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Smithville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
