Smithfield is home to 8,834 people in Virginia. The median age is 46.3, about 7 years above the US median. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Growth has run 40% since 2000, or 2,510 more people. 3% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $113,158, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Smithfield
What changed most since 1990
White share64.6% → 74.4%(+9.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share34.1% → 17.6%(−16.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants68.0% → 82.3%(+14.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Smithfield's population equals 22% of Isle of Wight County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 31% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 32% of the county's.
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)25.8%(328)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)52.5%(667)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.3%(271)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,270 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
Smithfield, decade by decade
Smithfield 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
4,686
$73,397
$221,526
16.6%
58.2
2000
6,324
$78,739
$244,102
19.3%
57.5
2010
8,089
$89,462
$424,378
29.9%
60.2
2020
8,533
$101,783
$362,642
31.1%
62.0
2024
8,834
$113,158
$374,900
36.9%
51.5
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.
