CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Smithsburg

Maryland · 1,221 residents · 1.16 sq mi

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Smithsburg is a city of 1,221 people in Maryland. There are 925 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 34% less than in Maryland as a whole. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $298 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 18.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,221

−43%vs 2000

vs 2,146 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

+2%vs 2000

vs 30.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.16 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(114)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(90)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(89)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(94)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(208)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(169)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(131)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(97)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(42)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,865

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,795 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,075

−40%vs 2000

vs $18,373 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,000

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $132,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$298

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $452 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.5%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

36.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(2,011)

Black2.3%(50)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(49)

Asian0.7%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,203)

Black1.1%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American4.5%(141)

Honduran4.4%(137)

Dominican0.7%(23)

Puerto Rican0.6%(19)

Mexican0.4%(13)

Cuban0.2%(6)

Panamanian0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(21)

Filipino0.3%(9)

Ancestry

German24.4%(759)

Irish17.1%(532)

Italian10.7%(332)

English10%(313)

American9%(280)

French3.5%(109)

Swedish3.4%(105)

Scottish2.9%(89)

Polish2.4%(74)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(67)

Welsh1.3%(39)

Hungarian0.8%(25)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.8%(25)

Greek0.6%(20)

Portuguese0.5%(15)

Czech0.4%(12)

Arab0.3%(10)

Lebanese0.3%(10)

Romanian0.3%(8)

Russian0.3%(8)

Dutch0.2%(7)

West Indian0.2%(6)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(6)

Slovak0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.9%

−14.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

−10%vs 2000

vs 24.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36%(445)

Married51.6%(638)

Widowed3.1%(38)

Divorced9.3%(115)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(328)

Married52.4%(605)

Widowed8.5%(98)

Divorced10.7%(123)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.5%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.8%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)49.2%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.6%(45)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 191 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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