Smithfield, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,034 (Urban population: 6,940 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 94 (all nonfarm))

Smithfield, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,521 (2,444 occupied: 1,711 owner occupied, 733 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	32%

Housing density: 265 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $565 (lower quartile is $240, upper quartile is $717)

Median gross rent in Smithfield, VA in 2007: $712

Housing units in Smithfield with a mortgage: 1,151 (170 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 369

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $314,051 (it was $134,000 in 2000)

Smithfield:	$314,051
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $187,019 - $408,410

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $334,974
Here: $334,974
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $212,185
Here: $212,185
State: $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $120,217
Here: $120,217
State: $295,743

Mobile homes: $7,927
Here: $7,927
State: $37,843

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,022

In family households: 5,280 (1,258 male householders, 536 female householders)
1,240 spouses, 1,858 children (1,697 natural, 40 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 90 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 128 other relatives, 114 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 742 (215 male householders (181 living alone)), 410 female householders (360 living alone)), 117 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 111 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 818 2-persons, 512 3-persons, 315 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 541 1-person, 71 2-persons, 13 4-persons.

1,031 married couples with children.
524 single-parent households (71 men, 453 women).

96.9% of residents of Smithfield speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 16 (0.3%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Smithfield, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 80 5 rooms: 253 6 rooms: 446 7 rooms: 406 8 rooms: 306 9 or more rooms: 204

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smithfield, Virginia:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 111 4 rooms: 208 5 rooms: 165 6 rooms: 108 7 rooms: 67 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 93
1995 to 1998: 317
1990 to 1994: 287
1980 to 1989: 462
1970 to 1979: 513
1960 to 1969: 251
1950 to 1959: 227
1940 to 1949: 74
1939 or earlier: 297

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Smithfield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 189 3 bedrooms: 1,019 4 bedrooms: 433 5 or more bedrooms: 61

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smithfield:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 171 2 bedrooms: 312 3 bedrooms: 189 4 bedrooms: 30 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Smithfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 323 2 vehicles: 714 3 vehicles: 477 4 vehicles: 110 5 or more vehicles: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Smithfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 217 1 vehicle: 358 2 vehicles: 143 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Smithfield, VA:

Less than $10,000: 35
$10,000 to $14,999: 18
$15,000 to $19,999: 18
$20,000 to $24,999: 19
$25,000 to $29,999: 21
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 12
$100,000 to $124,999: 72
$125,000 to $149,999: 52
$150,000 to $174,999: 76
$175,000 to $199,999: 140
$200,000 to $249,999: 237
$250,000 to $299,999: 237
$300,000 to $399,999: 532
$400,000 to $499,999: 188
$500,000 to $749,999: 144
$750,000 to $999,999: 17
$1,000,000 or more: 44

Smithfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Smithfield:

Less than $100: 89 people
$100 to $149: 42
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 15
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 9
$350 to $399: 30
$400 to $449: 36
$450 to $499: 36
$500 to $549: 36
$550 to $599: 71
$600 to $649: 79
$650 to $699: 70
$700 to $749: 41
$750 to $799: 35
$800 to $899: 27
$900 to $999: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 41
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 65

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Smithfield, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 41.5%
Number of people working at home: 88 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 132
5 to 9 minutes: 297
10 to 14 minutes: 379
15 to 19 minutes: 139
20 to 24 minutes: 270
25 to 29 minutes: 226
30 to 34 minutes: 609
35 to 39 minutes: 112
40 to 44 minutes: 168
45 to 59 minutes: 235
60 to 89 minutes: 122
90 or more minutes: 21

Smithfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,317 (83%)
Carpooled: 299 (11%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 64 (2%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 88 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 323
$10,000 to $14,999: 143
$15,000 to $19,999: 160
$20,000 to $24,999: 174
$25,000 to $29,999: 94
$30,000 to $34,999: 155
$35,000 to $39,999: 104
$40,000 to $44,999: 97
$45,000 to $49,999: 99
$50,000 to $59,999: 231
$60,000 to $74,999: 266
$75,000 to $99,999: 321
$100,000 to $124,999: 188
$125,000 to $149,999: 58
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1714

United States or American: 674

English: 583

German: 545

Irish: 405

Scottish: 133

Italian: 63

Subsaharan African:: 62

African: 56

European: 55

Scotch-Irish: 54

French (except Basque): 50

Swedish: 46

Polish: 41

Hungarian: 34

Danish: 28

Czech: 25

French Canadian: 24

British: 23

Welsh: 21

Portuguese: 17

Ukrainian: 12

Eastern European: 11

Dutch: 10

Serbian: 8

Lebanese: 6

Czechoslovakian: 6

Austrian: 6

Norwegian: 6

Arab:: 6

Cape Verdean: 6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6

Jamaican: 6

Northern European: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (56%)
France (44%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4045
Northeast: 592
Midwest: 285
South: 956
West: 178

58% of Smithfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 46
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 72
11th grade: 75
12th grade, no diploma: 103
High school graduate (or equivalency): 440
Less than 1 year of college: 120
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 296
Associate degree: 132
Bachelor's degree: 241
Master's degree: 111
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 110
9th grade: 112
10th grade: 97
11th grade: 86
12th grade, no diploma: 69
High school graduate (or equivalency): 478
Less than 1 year of college: 304
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 328
Associate degree: 208
Bachelor's degree: 308
Master's degree: 99
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 22.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $69,795
Black householders: $26,503
Two or more races householders: $85,292

Smithfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Smithfield household income for Black householders

Smithfield household income for Two or more races householders

Smithfield marital status for males

Smithfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $315,270
Black or African American householders: $182,675
Two or more races householders: $358,512

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,791
One, attached: 144
Two: 31
3 or 4: 100
5 to 9: 134
10 to 19: 142
20 to 49: 7
50 or more: 73
Mobile homes: 99

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,587

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Smithfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (68%) Utility gas (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108

Here:	14.8%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35

Here:	9.9%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20

Here:	10.8%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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