Smithton is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 506 people and just one neighborhood, Smithton is the 416th largest community in Missouri.
Smithton is a blue-collar town, with 35.58% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Smithton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Smithton who work in office and administrative support (11.99%), management occupations (11.24%), and teaching (8.61%).
Also of interest is that Smithton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
The overall crime rate in Smithton is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Smithton is a very car-oriented city. 97.75% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Smithton is a small city , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Smithton has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small city, Smithton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Smithton has a very low overall level of education: only 9.48% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Smithton in 2022 was $28,031, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,124 for a family of four. However, Smithton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Smithton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Smithton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Smithton include German, English, Irish, Welsh, and European.
The most common language spoken in Smithton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
The neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 95.6% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Smithton is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in MO, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.8% of the neighborhoods in Missouri. If you are considering retiring to Missouri, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Ukrainian and Belgian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Ukrainian ancestry and 0.6% have Belgian ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Smithton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 57.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 39.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 31.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.5%), and 11.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.5% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Smithton, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.0%), and some of the residents are also of Ukrainian ancestry (5.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.7%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (83.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.