COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithville vs Sallisaw
PLACE A
Smithville, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Smithville is 36% smaller than Sallisaw. Sallisaw earns more, with a median household income $14,844 higher. Smithville has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -4%).
SMITHVILLESALLISAWDIFFERENCE
Total population5,6208,790−36% vs Sallisaw
Population density960634+326
Population growth10.5%-4.2%+14.6 pts
Median age42.235.8+6.4
Male44.9%48.5%−3.5 pts
Female55.1%51.5%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born9.4%1.7%+7.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.0%57.2%+18.8 pts
Black2.0%1.6%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%6.0%+12.2 pts
Asian2.6%0.2%+2.4 pts
Other1.1%35.1%−34.0 pts
Median household income$33,192$48,036−$14,844
Per capita income$19,779$24,166−$4,387
Poverty rate33.4%29.5%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.451−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%14.4%+2.6 pts
Graduate degree6.4%4.7%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%4.8%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation48.4%53.0%−4.6 pts
Median home value$194,200$134,100+$60,100
Median gross rent$740$826−$86
Owner-occupied54.7%53.9%+0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%10.2%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households65.4%41.1%+24.3 pts
Average commute15.119.0−3.9
Worked from home1.1%5.0%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.7%−0.0 pts
Uninsured8.2%16.6%−8.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025