Smithfield, WV Population

Overview

134

Total Population

54.0

Median age

49.25%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

112.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Smithfield's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Smithfield is 54.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Smithfield's population under 18 was 18.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Smithfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Smithfield, 18.66% were under the age of 15, 9.70% aged 15 to 29, 37.31% aged 30 to 64, 34.33% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Smithfield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.25% females and 50.75% males in Smithfield, WV.
The Smithfield, WV gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 12.

Smithfield's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Smithfield population: 97.76% are White and 2.24% are multiracial.
Smithfield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 134 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Smithfield is White with a population of 131 (97.76% of the total population).

Smithfield's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 188 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Smithfield's population decreased by 22 (11.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Smithfield's population decreased by 64 (38.55%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Smithfield's population was lowest in year 2022 at 98.