Smithers, WV Demographic Data
Smithers, WV Summary
Smithers is located in Kanawha County in West Virginia
- Population: 916
- Area: 0.50 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.50 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,817.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 638.45 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Smithers, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
473
53%
50.8
Male
424
47%
49.2
Total Population
897
323,128,000
Smithers, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
62
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
60
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
47
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
52
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
42
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
152
16.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
75
8.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
81
9.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
72
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
69
7.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
60
6.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
78
8.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
47
5.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
679
75.7%
77.2
Female
363
53.5%
51.3
Male
316
46.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
676
75.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
238
26.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
185
20.6%
15.2
Female
89
48.1%
55.8
Male
96
51.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Smithers, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
867
96.7%
96.8
White
784
87.4%
72.6
Black or African American
56
6.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
22
2.5%
0.8
Asian
5
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
5
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
30
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
59
6.6%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
59
6.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
838
93.4%
82.2
Smithers, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
55
8.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15
2.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
328
51.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
121
19.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
59
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
35
5.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
21
3.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
70
11.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
564
88.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
56
8.8%
31.2
Smithers, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
224
30.8%
33.7%
Now Married
328
45.1%
47.5
Divorced
100
13.7%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
76
10.4
5.8%
Smithers, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
825
98.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10
1.2%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Smithers, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
38
10.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
37
10.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
35
9.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
80
22.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
65
17.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
70
19.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
15
4.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
24
6.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
34,091
57,617
Per capita income
17,995
31,128
Smithers, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8
2.2%
9.8
Construction
5
1.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
99
27.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
24
6.6%
6.6
Information
12
3.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
25
6.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
0
0.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
21
5.8%
11.4
Public administration
68
18.7%
4.6
Retail trade
82
22.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
11
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5
1.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
115
31.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
32
8.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
130
35.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
82
22.5%
18.1%
Smithers, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
356
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
245
68.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
19
5.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
35
9.8%
2.7
Other means
57
16.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
Smithers, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
45
12.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
183
50.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
109
29.9%
37.1
3 or more
27
7.4%
21.0
Smithers, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
364
79.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
195
53.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
169
46.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
97
21.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Smithers, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
461
1 room
17
3.7%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
4
0.9%
9.1
4 rooms
131
28.4%
16.5
5 rooms
97
21.0%
19.8
6 rooms
91
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
71
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
39
8.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
11
2.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Smithers, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
461
1-unit, detached
344
74.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
5
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
9
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
19
4.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
31
6.7%
4.4
20 or more units
22
4.8%
9.0
Mobile home
31
6.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Smithers, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
222
48.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
56
12.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
51
11.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
48
10.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
16
3.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
61
13.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
0
0.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7
1.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Smithers, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
218
59.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
143
39.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Smithers, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
58
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
5.2%
28.8%
Less than $500
8
13.8%
1.6%
$500 to $999
47
81.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
31
53.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
5.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
27.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Smithers, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
150
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
10
6.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
42
28.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
98
65.3%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
19
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
330
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
41
27.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
14
9.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
39
26.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
8.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
29
19.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
19
0.0%
0.0%
Smithers, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
195
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
74
37.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
96
49.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
14
7.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11
5.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
65,400
205,000