Smithville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 5,307 people and four associated neighborhoods, Smithville is the 117th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities, Smithville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Smithville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Smithville is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Smithville who work in office and administrative support (13.76%), healthcare (10.25%), and maintenance occupations (10.04%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Smithville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Smithville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Smithville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Smithville may be for you. As is often the case in a small city, Smithville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Smithville rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.57% of adults 25 and older in Smithville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Smithville in 2022 was $18,158, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,632 for a family of four. Smithville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.79% 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 18.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Smithville include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Smithville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
