CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Smethport

Pennsylvania · 1,734 residents · 1.68 sq mi

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With 1,734 people, Smethport is a city in Pennsylvania. Median home value sits at $46,200. Households here earn about 26% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. At a median age of 36.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $284 a month at the median. Households take in $21,635 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,734

+3%vs 2000

vs 1,684 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(118)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(139)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(99)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(126)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(108)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(242)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(256)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(154)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(164)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(155)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(136)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(37)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,635

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,934 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,994

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,297 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,200

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $418 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.6%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

32.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(1,660)

Black0.5%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(10)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(1,730)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(1)

Ancestry

German20.6%(301)

English19.6%(286)

Irish15.1%(221)

Italian12.4%(181)

American6.8%(99)

Swedish4.1%(60)

Scottish2.7%(39)

Polish2.3%(33)

Swiss1.4%(21)

Dutch1%(14)

French Canadian0.7%(10)

Ukrainian0.5%(8)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

French0.5%(7)

West Indian0.5%(7)

Haitian0.5%(7)

Greek0.4%(6)

Austrian0.3%(4)

Belgian0.3%(4)

British0.2%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(3)

Welsh0.2%(3)

Slovak0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.6%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.1%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married36.7%(194)

Married44%(233)

Widowed4.7%(25)

Divorced14.6%(77)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(160)

Married43.4%(273)

Widowed16.9%(106)

Divorced14.3%(90)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.8%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.2%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 75.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.9%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% 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)31.3%(25)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.3%(29)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.8%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.8%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 80 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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