Missouri · Census place 68420
Smithville, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Smithville, Missouri (Smithville, MO — Census place “Smithville city”) is 10,552 residents, ranking #84 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $99,925, the median home is worth $272,500 and median gross rent runs $977 a month. Looking for the Smithville Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Smithville, MO: 64089.
- Population
- 10,552Smithville city residents
- Median household income
- $99,925Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $272,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $977Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.1%Owner-occupied households
Smithville ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Smithville.
The Smithville MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Smithville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Smithville city median would spend about 11.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.8% of residents and 86.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Smithville city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Smithville city is a mid-size town in Missouri, with 10,552 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #84 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 36.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Smithville city earn a median of $99,925 a year, 27.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 80% above the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 8.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Smithville city is valued at $272,500, 10.2% below the national figure and 79% above the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $977 a month, 30.5% below the national figure, or roughly $11,724 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 86.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
- Excelsior Springs city 10,502
- Maryville city 10,556
- Kennett city 10,236
- Bellefontaine Neighbors city 10,562
- Harrisonville city 10,002
- Kearney city 10,696
- Ellisville city 9,908
- Bolivar city 10,996
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Smithville city?
- Smithville city has 10,552 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #84 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Smithville city?
- Median household income in Smithville city is $99,925 a year, 27.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Smithville city?
- Median gross rent is $977 a month and the median home value is $272,500, so rent absorbs about 11.7% of median household income.
- Is Smithville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Smithville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Smithville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.