Smithville is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,130 people and two associated neighborhoods, Smithville is the 447th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Smithville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Smithville is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Smithville who work in sales jobs (17.18%), office and administrative support (12.00%), and management occupations (6.96%). The education level of Smithville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.29% of adults in Smithville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Smithville in 2022 was $40,839, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,356 for a family of four. However, Smithville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 15.95% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Smithville include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Smithville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
