Nationwide Claims to Fame

Smith County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Home ownership rate

Statewide Claims to Fame

Smith County is 1st in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Home ownership rate

Smith County is 16th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - White

Smith County is 16th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Smith County is 17th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Smith County Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 16,345 57th 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 636.2 28th 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 25.9 58th 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Smith County Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 6.5% 51st 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.8% 40th 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.7% 17th 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Smith County Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 78.2% 32nd 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.3% 45th 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Smith County Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 75.6% 16th 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 23.5% 63rd 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 64th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.1% 81st 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 73rd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.6% 72nd 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.3% 59th 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 74.6% 16th 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Smith County Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 51.7% 39th 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.3% 67th 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Smith County Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 7,224 57th 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 1.6% 82nd 13.4% 25.9%
Households 6,173 56th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 89.8% 1st 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $74,500 45th $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.6 37th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 2 51st 6,039 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Smith County Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $19,545 23rd $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $36,795 27th $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 18.0% 71st 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Smith County Rank Mississippi US
Non-farm private establishments 181 64th 58,592 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,409 57th 887,772 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,131 56th 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $51,097 69th $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $3,206 74th $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,829 70th $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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