COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithville vs Greenwood
PLACE A
Smithville, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Greenwood, South Carolina
Smithville is 75% smaller than Greenwood. Greenwood earns more, with a median household income $7,958 higher. Smithville has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -3%).
SMITHVILLEGREENWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population5,62022,745−75% vs Greenwood
Population density9601,364−404
Population growth10.5%-2.9%+13.4 pts
Median age42.234.3+7.9
Male44.9%46.1%−1.2 pts
Female55.1%53.9%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born9.4%4.2%+5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.0%36.6%+39.5 pts
Black2.0%49.8%−47.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%10.9%+7.3 pts
Asian2.6%1.2%+1.5 pts
Other1.1%1.6%−0.5 pts
Median household income$33,192$41,150−$7,958
Per capita income$19,779$22,043−$2,264
Poverty rate33.4%21.6%+11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.421+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%17.6%−0.6 pts
Graduate degree6.4%7.2%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%8.7%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation48.4%54.2%−5.7 pts
Median home value$194,200$136,300+$57,900
Median gross rent$740$839−$99
Owner-occupied54.7%43.4%+11.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%10.7%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households65.4%42.5%+23.0 pts
Average commute15.117.9−2.7
Worked from home1.1%3.0%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.2%+0.6 pts
Uninsured8.2%8.4%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025