Demographics of Smith County, Texas

Smith County, Texas had 252,549 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +18,344 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Smith County, in four figures

252,549
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.8%
Change since July 2020: +18,344 people.; 37.5 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,192 ±$2,224
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Smith County, Texas's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Smith County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Smith County, Texas's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Smith County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	234,205	100.0	100.0
2021	237,339	101.3	100.2
2022	242,225	103.4	100.7
2023	245,945	105.0	101.6
2024	249,529	106.5	102.5
2025	252,549	107.8	103.1

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Population of Smith County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	234,205	+735	+102	+2	+613
2021	237,339	+3,134	−30	+88	+3,079
2022	242,225	+4,886	+162	+332	+4,261
2023	245,945	+3,720	+634	+530	+2,521
2024	249,529	+3,584	+555	+1,011	+2,007
2025	252,549	+3,020	+524	+379	+2,112

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±0.3: for men 36.4 ±0.3 and for women 38.3 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Smith County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	15,154 ±93	6.3% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	43,331 ±1,256	17.9% ±0.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	22,961 ±1,030	9.5% ±0.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	62,595 ±1,248	25.9% ±0.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	55,541 ±1,223	23.0% ±0.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	42,158 ±1,373	17.4% ±0.6	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,192 ±$2,224, and income per person $35,679 ±$1,086, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Smith County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	11,549 ±1,020	13.9% ±1.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	15,681 ±1,123	18.9% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	14,834 ±1,027	17.8% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,544 ±833	13.9% ±1.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	14,358 ±998	17.3% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,270 ±799	8.7% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,898 ±755	9.5% ±0.9	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Smith County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	27,158 ±2,632	11.6% ±1.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	8,832 ±1,124	15.5% ±1.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,275 ±1,390	10.9% ±1.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,051 ±817	9.1% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Smith County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Smith County	Texas	United States
Housing units	99,673 ±61	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±1.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.8% ±1.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.2% ±1.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$240,700 ±$5,783	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,238 ±$35	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Smith County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	50,591 ±0	20.9% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	138,917 ±522	57.5% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	39,300 ±838	16.3% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,208 ±210	1.7% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	231 ±96	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 219	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	673 ±312	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,722 ±865	3.2% ±0.4	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Smith County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	165,862 ±2,487	68.6% ±1.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	51,237 ±2,218	21.2% ±0.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,399 ±597	1.4% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	21,242 ±1,391	8.8% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,078 ±815	3.8% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12,164 ±1,143	5.0% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Smith County among the counties of Texas

23rd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Smith County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lubbock County	328,906	+5.6%
Hays County	304,390	+24.8%
Webb County	281,224	+5.2%
McLennan County	272,020	+4.1%
Jefferson County	254,321	−0.7%
Smith County	252,549	+7.8%
Brazos County	249,088	+6.2%
Ellis County	240,867	+24.0%
Johnson County	218,048	+20.5%
Kaufman County	209,235	+42.2%
Comal County	209,166	+27.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026