COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pickering vs Smithville
PLACE A
Pickering, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Smithville, Tennessee
Pickering is 98% smaller than Smithville. Pickering earns more, with a median household income $33,058 higher. Smithville has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -7%).
PICKERINGSMITHVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1405,620−98% vs Smithville
Population density819960−141
Population growth-6.9%10.5%−17.3 pts
Median age34.042.2−8.2
Male45.1%44.9%+0.1 pts
Female54.9%55.1%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.3%76.0%+20.3 pts
Black0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%18.2%−18.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other3.7%1.1%+2.6 pts
Median household income$66,250$33,192+$33,058
Per capita income$29,199$19,779+$9,420
Poverty rate7.4%33.4%−26.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.439−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%17.0%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree7.3%6.4%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%7.4%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation74.6%48.4%+26.1 pts
Median home value$102,500$194,200−$91,700
Median gross rent$1,088$740+$348
Owner-occupied76.4%54.7%+21.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.7%7.3%+14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.5%65.4%−41.9 pts
Average commute22.815.1+7.7
Worked from home0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured3.7%8.2%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025