Smiths Grove is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 778 people and two associated neighborhoods, Smiths Grove is the 285th largest community in Kentucky. Smiths Grove real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although Smiths Grove house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Smiths Grove is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.85% of the Smiths Grove workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Smiths Grove is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Smiths Grove who work in office and administrative support (16.02%), sales jobs (7.46%), and maintenance occupations (5.52%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Smiths Grove has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Smiths Grove a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Smiths Grove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The rate of college-level education in Smiths Grove is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.59% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Smiths Grove in 2022 was $29,384, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,536 for a family of four. However, Smiths Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Smiths Grove is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Smiths Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Smiths Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Smiths Grove include Irish, German, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Smiths Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and Italian.
