With 4,612 people, Smith Mills is a city in Massachusetts. Households here earn about 38% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. Median rent is $658 a month. At a median age of 42.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. People stay put here: 97% were in the same home a year ago. 71% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,818, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Smith Mills
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$318,969 → $420,400(+32%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$74,683 → $64,818(−13%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era64.8%(129)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 199 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Smith Mills, decade by decade
Smith Mills population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,593
$74,683
$318,969
23.2%
12.7
2000
4,432
$75,183
$255,214
19.9%
12.6
2010
4,760
$84,933
$426,105
25.8%
21.4
2020
4,832
$62,780
$366,521
27.8%
30.9
2024
4,612
$64,818
$420,400
35.8%
42.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
