Smithville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 5,392 people and four associated neighborhoods, Smithville is the 117th largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Smithville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.40% of the Smithville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Smithville is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Smithville who work in office and administrative support (13.50%), sales jobs (6.84%), and management occupations (5.98%). 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Smithville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.23 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, Smithville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
