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Smithfield, NC
Demographic Data




Smithfield Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Smithfield Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

12,468

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.0%
5 - 17:
20.2%
18 - 24:
6.3%
25 - 34:
11.3%
35 - 54:
24.5%
55 - 64:
15.4%
Over 65 Years:
18.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.7%
2.7%
79.3%
79.3%
25.1%
25.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Smithfield
USA
$26,778
$26,778
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Smithfield
USA
$37,000
$37,000
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

27.8%

Employment Industries

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Accommodation
Retail
Education
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Administration
Other
Public Service
Information Technology
18.8%
18.8%
14.5%
14.5%
12.5%
12.5%
11.2%
11.2%
9.2%
9.2%
9.1%
9.1%
7.4%
7.4%
4.3%
4.3%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
50.9%
50.9%
28.9%
28.9%
17.6%
17.6%
1.8%
1.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Scots-Irish
Italian
Swiss
French
Scottish
African
British
Austrian
European
Eastern European
Slovak
Hungarian
Canadian
Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
Polish
14.6%
14.6%
7.9%
7.9%
6.4%
6.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Polish
Tagalog
Serbo-Croatian
Russian
African languages
Chinese
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
84.6%
84.6%
14.9%
14.9%
1.8%
1.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Smithfield Residents

9.0%


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