2022 population: 241,922 ( 32,208 from 2010 , 8,438 from 2020)
Land area: 921.5 square miles
Population density: 262.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	140,731	58.17%	8.1%
Black:	41,394	17.11%	11.3%
Indian:	821	0.34%	11.9%
Asian:	4,081	1.69%	56.2%
2+ races:	4,042	1.67%	54.7%
Hispanic:	50,853	21.02%	40.9%

Total non-White:	101,191	41.83%	27.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,633	14.2
Deaths:	6,540	14.0
Net Migration:	7,900	16.9
Net Immigration:	326	0.7

Change in White population:	10,485	5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	21,723	10.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
209,714
130,246	62.11%
37,195	17.74%
734	0.35%
2,613	1.25%
2,613	1.25%
36,088	17.21%
79,468	37.89%

2000
174,706
118,598	67.88%
33,129	18.96%
562	0.32%
1,230	0.70%
1,547	0.89%
19,521	11.17%
56,108	32.12%

1990
151,309
109,670	72.48%
31,349	20.72%
521	0.34%
707	0.47%
n/a
9,062	5.99%
41,639	27.52%

1980
128,366
95,698	74.55%
27,916	21.75%
278	0.22%
372	0.29%
n/a
4,084	3.18%
32,668	25.45%

1970
97,096
71,355	73.49%
23,495	24.20%
104	0.11%
49	0.05%
n/a
1,943	2.00%
25,741	26.51%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
26,991	15.4
15,869	9.1
15,320	8.8
4,632	2.7

11,648	6.7
23,360	13.4

Number	Rate
1990's
24,662	16.3
15,742	10.4
8,407	5.6
3,602	2.4

8,928	5.9
14,469	9.6

Number	Rate
1980's
23,897	18.6
12,676	9.9
12,406	9.7
n/a

13,972	10.9
8,971	7.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
21,570	22.2
n/a

24,343	25.1
6,927	7.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Smith County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.2
56,849	23.5%
185,073	76.5%
39,803	16.5%

81,286
2.81

56,016	68.9%
42,208	75.3%
5,062	9.0%
25,270	31.1%

2010
Number	Percent
35.6
53,796	25.7%
155,918	74.3%
29,851	14.2%

79,055
2.60

54,803	69.3%
40,989	74.8%
5,780	10.5%
24,252	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
46,536	26.6%
128,170	73.4%
24,464	14.0%

65,711
2.59

47,225	71.9%
37,258	78.9%
4,577	9.7%
18,486	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
40,490	26.8%
110,819	73.2%
20,663	13.7%

56,807
2.61

41,538	73.1%
34,175	82.3%
3,465	8.3%
15,269	26.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
37,136	28.9%
91,230	71.1%
15,965	12.4%

45,949
2.74

35,126	76.4%
30,062	85.6%
2,518	7.2%
10,823	23.6%

2022 Housing Data for Smith County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,174	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,549	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,311	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,000	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,808	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,020	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,282	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,641	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,241	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,144	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,697	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,691	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,633	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,855	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,057	7.5%
$200,000 or more	6,183	7.6%

Median Household Income	69,053
Per Capita Income	33,903

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,987	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,427	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,281	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	79,749	69.8%
Unemployed	4,478	3.9%
In Armed Forces	93	0.1%

Total Labor Force	84,320	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	29,966	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	40,552	35,288	53.5%
Non-Profit	2,367	4,751	33.3%
Self-Employed	8,118	4,088	66.5%

Local Government	2,623	5,035	34.3%
State Government	1,948	2,986	39.5%
Federal Government	741	580	56.1%

Total Private + Self	48,670	39,376	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,679	13,352	36.5%
Total	56,349	52,728	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,706	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	24,574	22.5%
Professional, Technical	23,273	21.3%
Service Occupations	19,495	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	266	0.2%
All others	28,232	25.8%

White Collar		56.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,389	16.8%
Retail trade	13,067	12.0%
Educational services	10,596	9.7%
Manufacturing	9,371	8.6%
Construction	8,767	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	8,477	7.8%
Other services	6,606	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	5,358	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,233	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,229	3.9%
Finance and insurance	3,770	3.4%
Public administration	3,768	3.4%
Wholesale trade	2,886	2.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,331	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,182	2.0%
Information	1,514	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	918	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	893	0.8%
Utilities	799	0.7%
Management	126	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	43,403	18.50%
Puerto Rican	599	0.26%
Cuban	92	0.04%
Dominican	109	0.05%

Total Central American	1,792	0.76%
Costa Rican	104	0.04%
Guatemalan	388	0.17%
Honduran	552	0.24%
Nicaraguan	14	0.01%
Panamanian	71	0.03%
Salvadoran	629	0.27%
Other Central American	34	0.01%

Total South American	787	0.34%
Argentinean	26	0.01%
Bolivian	94	0.04%
Chilean	17	0.01%
Colombian	118	0.05%
Ecuadorian	137	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	133	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	262	0.11%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,038	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	913	0.39%
Filipino	772	0.33%
Chinese	638	0.27%
Indian	514	0.22%
Korean	206	0.09%
Indonesian	81	0.03%
Hmong	74	0.03%
Taiwanese	24	0.01%
Thai	21	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	180,255	82.1%
Spanish	34,274	15.6%
Other	1,123	0.5%
Other Indo-European	877	0.4%
Vietnamese	752	0.3%
Tagalog	672	0.3%
Chinese	502	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	265	0.1%
Other Asian	228	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	44,212	18.8%
English	22,501	9.6%
German	20,709	8.8%
Irish	17,814	7.6%
Scottish	3,727	1.6%
French	3,336	1.4%
European	3,288	1.4%
Italian	3,001	1.3%
African	2,862	1.2%
Dutch	2,194	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,152	0.9%
Norwegian	1,396	0.6%
Nigerian	1,346	0.6%
Swedish	1,309	0.6%
Polish	1,281	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	223,114	95.1%
Not a citizen	11,553	4.9%

Native	214,162	91.3%
Foreign-born	20,505	8.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,441	5.5%	10,749	6.9%	38,459	24.9%	54,690	35.4%	28,037	18.1%	14,315	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,441	5.5%
9-12 Years	10,749	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,459	24.9%
Some College	54,690	35.4%
Bach. Degree	28,037	18.1%
Grad Degree	14,315	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	75,661	70,883	4,778	6.3%	6.4%
1991	77,204	71,939	5,265	6.8%	7.0%
1992	79,061	73,443	5,618	7.1%	7.7%
1993	80,663	74,899	5,764	7.1%	7.2%
1994	82,736	77,836	4,900	5.9%	6.6%
1995	84,904	80,148	4,756	5.6%	6.1%
1996	86,941	81,267	5,674	6.5%	5.8%
1997	89,135	83,595	5,540	6.2%	5.4%
1998	89,699	84,977	4,722	5.3%	5.0%
1999	90,236	86,304	3,932	4.4%	4.7%

2000	86,596	82,737	3,859	4.5%	4.4%
2001	87,394	83,117	4,277	4.9%	5.0%
2002	89,874	84,849	5,025	5.6%	6.3%
2003	92,282	86,777	5,505	6.0%	6.7%
2004	94,415	89,369	5,046	5.3%	6.0%
2005	95,769	90,888	4,881	5.1%	5.5%
2006	96,303	91,759	4,544	4.7%	5.0%
2007	96,807	92,708	4,099	4.2%	4.4%
2008	98,766	93,950	4,816	4.9%	4.9%
2009	100,678	93,095	7,583	7.5%	7.5%

2010	101,316	93,200	8,116	8.0%	8.2%
2011	102,096	93,893	8,203	8.0%	8.0%
2012	101,520	94,425	7,095	7.0%	6.7%
2013	101,447	94,758	6,689	6.6%	6.3%
2014	102,112	96,723	5,389	5.3%	5.2%
2015	103,777	99,100	4,677	4.5%	4.5%
2016	105,484	100,706	4,778	4.5%	4.6%
2017	106,021	101,649	4,372	4.1%	4.3%
2018	106,791	102,871	3,920	3.7%	3.9%
2019	108,289	104,682	3,607	3.3%	3.5%

2020	108,544	101,201	7,343	6.8%	7.6%
2021	110,700	104,979	5,721	5.2%	5.6%
2022	112,049	107,882	4,167	3.7%	3.9%
2023	115,419	111,221	4,198	3.6%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	97,561
Median Value	$201,400

Occupied	81,286	83.3%
Vacant	16,275	16.7%

Owned	55,863	68.7%
Rented	25,423	31.3%
Median Rent	$1,129

Single-Family Units	70,026	71.8%
Detached	67,665	69.4%
Attached	2,361	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,875	12.2%
Mobile Homes	10,369	10.6%

Smith County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Smith County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Smith County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Smith County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Smith County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Smith County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Smith County, TX