Demographics of Smithville city, Missouri

Smithville city, Missouri had 11,160 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +678 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Smithville city, in four figures

11,160
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,705 ±25.; +6.5%
Change since July 2020: +678 people.; 37.4 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $101,165 ±$9,215
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.

Smithville city, Missouri's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Smithville city, Missouri'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Smithville city, Missouri's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Smithville city, Missouri'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	10,482	100.0	100.0
2021	10,588	101.0	100.2
2022	10,647	101.6	100.7
2023	10,785	102.9	101.6
2024	10,931	104.3	102.5
2025	11,160	106.5	103.1

Population of Smithville city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,482	—
2021	10,588	+106
2022	10,647	+59
2023	10,785	+138
2024	10,931	+146
2025	11,160	+229

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±2.2: for men 37.6 ±2.3 and for women 37.0 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Smithville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	792 ±206	7.4% ±1.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,023 ±350	18.9% ±3.3	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	756 ±235	7.1% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,995 ±433	28.0% ±4.0	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,493 ±387	23.3% ±3.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,646 ±310	15.4% ±2.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $101,165 ±$9,215, and income per person $43,308 ±$3,877, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Smithville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	333 ±148	8.2% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	403 ±169	9.9% ±4.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	632 ±207	15.5% ±5.0	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	608 ±180	14.9% ±4.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,179 ±227	28.9% ±5.4	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	489 ±171	12.0% ±4.1	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	431 ±148	10.6% ±3.6	8.7% ±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 Smithville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	264 to 882	2.5% to 8.3%	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	37 to 253	1.4% to 8.9%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	94 to 310	1.7% to 5.5%	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	69 to 383	3.3% to 16.6%	10.9% ±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 Smithville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Smithville city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	4,176 ±229	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.6% ±7.4	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.1% to 4.7%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.2% ±3.9	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.8% ±3.9	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$290,600 ±$20,859	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,323 ±$371	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±2	1978 ±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 Smithville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	65 to 441	0.6% to 4.1%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,025 ±281	93.6% ±2.6	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 132	0% to 1.2%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.5%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 133	0% to 1.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	116 to 440	1.1% to 4.1%	4.8% ±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 Smithville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	6,526 ±538	61.0% ±5.0	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,076 ±545	38.1% ±5.1	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11 to 155	0.1% to 1.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 52	0% to 0.5%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 36	0% to 0.3%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	2.2% ±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%.

Smithville city among the places of Missouri

81st of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Smithville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Town and Country city	11,607 ±33
Mexico city	11,477 ±22
Bridgeton city	11,369 ±40
Bolivar city	11,170 ±39
Kearney city	10,885 ±26
Smithville city	10,705 ±25
Bellefontaine Neighbors city	10,498 ±26
Excelsior Springs city	10,484 ±52
Maryville city	10,428 ±38
Kennett city	10,196 ±291
Ellisville city	10,002 ±32

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Missouri by median rent
No. 7 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 13 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 23 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 26 Places in Missouri by median home value
No. 26 Places in Missouri by per capita income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026