Housing density: 118 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $281,979.
Median contract rent in 2022: $864 (lower quartile is $628, upper quartile is $1,031)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $759
Median gross rent in Smiths, AL in 2022: $1,046
Housing units in Smiths with a mortgage: 3,593 (317 second mortgage, 290 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 823
In family households: 104,556 (22,251 male householders, 11,441 female householders)
23,989 spouses, 36,639 children (33,674 natural, 782 adopted, 2,183 stepchildren), 3,306 grandchildren, 1,677 brothers or sisters, 846 parents, foster children, 1,414 other relatives, 2,391 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 31,281 (11,288 male householders (7,678 living alone)), 10,702 female householders (7,860 living alone)), 9,291 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,410 (611 institutionalized population)
17,152 married couples with children.
6,863 single-parent households (1,207 men, 5,656 women).
95.5% of residents of Smiths speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 844 (2.5%)
(46.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 17.8% Number of people working at home: 1,197 (9.2% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 71
5 to 9 minutes: 443
10 to 14 minutes: 915
15 to 19 minutes: 1,655
20 to 24 minutes: 2,502
25 to 29 minutes: 1,175
30 to 34 minutes: 2,331
35 to 39 minutes: 311
40 to 44 minutes: 283
45 to 59 minutes: 367
60 to 89 minutes: 182
90 or more minutes: 268
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 9,148 (85.8%)
Carpooled: 1,235 (11.6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0.1%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0.1%)
Walked: 27 (0.3%)
Other means: 73 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 153 (1.4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Smiths, Alabama
91995 to March 2000
471990 to 1994
251985 to 1989
501980 to 1984
331975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
171965 to 1969
83Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
United States: 5,156 (29.5%)
Other: 5,044 (28.9%)
Irish: 2,195 (12.6%)
English: 1,603 (9.2%)
German: 1,503 (8.6%)
Scotch-Irish: 394 (2.3%)
Italian: 319 (1.8%)
Scottish: 298 (1.7%)
French: 263 (1.5%)
Dutch: 143 (0.8%)
Norwegian: 115 (0.7%)
Polish: 83 (0.5%)
Welsh: 82 (0.5%)
Subsaharan African: 48 (0.3%)
French Canadian: 44 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 35 (0.2%)
Russian: 27 (0.2%)
Czech: 25 (0.1%)
Greek: 24 (0.1%)
Swedish: 23 (0.1%)
Arab: 9 (0.05%)
Portuguese: 9 (0.05%)
Slovak: 8 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Germany
Smiths:
34.8% (92)
Alabama:
8.4% (7,372)
India
Smiths:
8.7% (23)
Alabama:
4.9% (4,280)
Korea
Smiths:
6.8% (18)
Alabama:
4.0% (3,548)
Poland
Smiths:
6.4% (17)
Alabama:
0.5% (398)
Philippines
Smiths:
5.7% (15)
Alabama:
2.3% (2,059)
Colombia
Smiths:
5.3% (14)
Alabama:
1.0% (879)
Other South America
Smiths:
4.9% (13)
Alabama:
0.4% (338)
El Salvador
Smiths:
4.5% (12)
Alabama:
0.6% (546)
Japan
Smiths:
3.8% (10)
Alabama:
2.1% (1,849)
Chile
Smiths:
3.8% (10)
Alabama:
0.3% (235)
Netherlands
Smiths:
3.4% (9)
Alabama:
0.4% (381)
Hungary
Smiths:
3.4% (9)
Alabama:
0.2% (166)
Other Northern Europe
Smiths:
3.0% (8)
Alabama:
0.6% (487)
Panama
Smiths:
2.7% (7)
Alabama:
1.1% (1,003)
Canada
Smiths:
2.7% (7)
Alabama:
3.6% (3,166)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,397
Other state: 13,320
Northeast: 796
Midwest: 1,228
South: 10,846
West: 450
55% of Smiths residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Alabama.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 51
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 115
7th and 8th grade: 158
9th grade: 215
10th grade: 288
11th grade: 302
12th grade, no diploma: 277
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,168
Less than 1 year of college: 446
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,144
Associate degree: 430
Bachelor's degree: 699
Master's degree: 145
Professional school degree: 39
Doctorate degree: 17
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 118
7th and 8th grade: 230
9th grade: 195
10th grade: 267
11th grade: 121
12th grade, no diploma: 247
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,682
Less than 1 year of college: 453
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,060
Associate degree: 618
Bachelor's degree: 600
Master's degree: 245
Professional school degree: 68
Doctorate degree: 16
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,666
One, attached: 87
Two: 231
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 23
10 to 19: 9
50 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 2,240
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,931
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%
