With 1,807 people, Smith Valley is a city in Nevada. At a median age of 63.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $756,000. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 44 minutes. Density works out to 18 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,132, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 63.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Smith Valley
What changed most since 2000
Median age43.4 → 63.3(+19.9 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Hispanic share19.4% → 8.7%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants71.4% → 84.6%(+13.2 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
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)12.5%(35)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.1%(87)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.8%(75)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 280 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 Valley, decade by decade
Smith Valley 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
2000
1,425
$84,017
$373,804
16.0%
44.8
2010
1,603
$74,053
$382,228
23.1%
36.0
2020
1,710
$70,476
$553,417
35.6%
38.5
2024
1,807
$67,132
$756,000
36.2%
48.5
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.
