Demographics of Smithfield town, Virginia

Smithfield town, Virginia had 9,112 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +556 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Smithfield town, in four figures

9,112
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,834 ±35.; +6.5%
Change since July 2020: +556 people.; 46.3 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $113,158 ±$13,073
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Smithfield town, Virginia's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Smithfield town, Virginia'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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Smithfield town, Virginia's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Smithfield town, Virginia'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	8,556	100.0	100.0
2021	8,703	101.7	100.2
2022	8,862	103.6	100.7
2023	8,968	104.8	101.6
2024	9,021	105.4	102.5
2025	9,112	106.5	103.1

Population of Smithfield town, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,556	—
2021	8,703	+147
2022	8,862	+159
2023	8,968	+106
2024	9,021	+53
2025	9,112	+91

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.3 ±3.4: for men 45.5 ±4.1 and for women 46.7 ±4.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Smithfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	414 ±137	4.7% ±1.6	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,203 ±235	13.6% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	587 ±179	6.6% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,072 ±295	23.5% ±3.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,913 ±381	33.0% ±4.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,645 ±233	18.6% ±2.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $113,158 ±$13,073, and income per person $58,166 ±$7,831, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Smithfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	367 ±133	10.2% ±3.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	506 ±154	14.1% ±4.2	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	381 ±136	10.6% ±3.7	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	348 ±113	9.7% ±3.1	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	565 ±137	15.8% ±3.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	832 ±242	23.2% ±6.6	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	585 ±151	16.3% ±4.1	17.7% ±0.2	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 Smithfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	474 ±195	5.4% ±2.2	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 192	0% to 11.8%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	83 to 265	1.8% to 5.6%	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	86 to 330	3.8% to 13.6%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Smithfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Smithfield town	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,766 ±212	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±0.6	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.0% to 7.7%	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.3% ±3.6	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.7% ±6.0	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$374,900 ±$18,404	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,195 ±$150	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±3	1984 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Smithfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	68 to 298	0.8% to 3.4%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,574 ±353	74.4% ±4.0	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,557 ±301	17.6% ±3.4	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.7%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 214	0% to 2.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 238	0% to 2.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	120 to 464	1.4% to 5.3%	4.7% ±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 Smithfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	4,831 ±402	54.7% ±4.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,691 ±385	41.8% ±4.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 79	0% to 0.9%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	137 to 419	1.6% to 4.7%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	95 to 339	1.1% to 3.8%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1 to 121	< 0.1% to 1.4%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Smithfield town among the places of Virginia

111th of 162 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Places of Virginia near Smithfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Lee CDP	8,993 ±583
Purcellville town	8,973 ±29
Dunn Loring CDP	8,957 ±770
Fair Lakes CDP	8,894 ±796
Pulaski town	8,893 ±23
Smithfield town	8,834 ±35
Innsbrook CDP	8,578 ±1,108
Hollymead CDP	8,482 ±696
Fort Belvoir CDP	8,449 ±1,092
Carrollton CDP	8,436 ±692
Abingdon town	8,330 ±20

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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