COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithtown vs Mount Airy
PLACE A
Smithtown, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Mount Airy, Georgia
Smithtown is 86% smaller than Mount Airy. Mount Airy earns more, with a median household income $43,962 higher.
SMITHTOWNMOUNT AIRYDIFFERENCE
Total population2111,510−86% vs Mount Airy
Population density157625−468
Population growth–8.3%–
Median age27.126.9+0.2
Male44.1%51.4%−7.3 pts
Female55.9%48.6%+7.3 pts
Foreign-born19.4%13.1%+6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.5%61.2%−25.6 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino64.5%31.3%+33.1 pts
Asian0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Other0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Median household income$43,906$87,868−$43,962
Per capita income$21,579$24,355−$2,776
Poverty rate64.5%14.1%+50.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5280.395+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%12.8%+8.8 pts
Graduate degree12.9%6.6%+6.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation76.7%61.2%+15.5 pts
Median home value$75,900$227,500−$151,600
Median gross rent–$721–
Owner-occupied41.4%82.5%−41.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households80.4%59.7%+20.7 pts
Average commute36.725.0+11.7
Worked from home0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.4%14.2%+5.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024