SmithvilleTN
A town of 5,288, settled in 1838. A regional job hub with 3,548 jobs.
Population
5,288
+10.5% since 2010
Typical home
$284K
+1.8% in a year
Household income
$33K
median
Jobs based here
3,548
A job hub
What makes Smithville stand out The 3 things Smithville does most differently from other towns.
A job hub Every workday, about 3,039 people come to Smithville for work Where Smithville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
5% → Murfreesboro Murfreesboro 5%
5% → Lebanon Lebanon 5%
4% → Cookeville Cookeville 4%
3% → Smyrna Smyrna 3%
2% → McMinnville McMinnville 2%
2% → Mount Juliet Mount Juliet 2%
Smithville · 24% stay
3,548 jobs based in Smithville
24% of working residents work in town
33 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Smithville?
Census LEHD 2023
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Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Smithville About one in 4 of Smithville’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Murfreesboro (5%), Lebanon (5%) and Cookeville (4%). Half commute less than 33 miles.
24% work in town
Where working residents work In Smithville 24%
Murfreesboro 5%
Lebanon 5%
Cookeville 4%
Smyrna 3%
33 mi
median commute distance
3,548
jobs based in Smithville
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Housing
A typical Smithville home is worth about $284K The typical Smithville home is worth about $284,000, up 1.8% in a year, 15% below the Tennessee typical home.
$284K Zillow home value
Typical home value Smithville $284K
Tennessee $334K
+1.8%
value change, 1 year
Health
Healthier than 3% of U.S. towns Smithville beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
D− Health Grade
26 measures vs. Tennessee
What stands out Smithville TN More older adults who have lost all their teeth 27.3% 14.6% More uninsured adults 18% 11.6% More adults with COPD 13.1% 8.6%
Dekalb Community Hospital
0.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
7th
percentile among TN towns
Schools
Smithville’s public schools outperform 15% of Tennessee districts The public schools Smithville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 85% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
C− School Grade
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.
29 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
29 Low risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Earthquakes Tornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Mild winters, pleasant summers Smithville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 30–50°
Spring 46–69°
Summer 64–86°
Fall 47–71°
Oct 22
typical first frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Safety
Less crime per resident than 36% of U.S. towns Smithville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.
C+ Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Smithville 4.8
Tennessee 5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Smithville 4.4
Tennessee 16.6
U.S. 15.5
36th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
52nd
percentile among TN towns
27
violent crimes reported in 2025
25
property crimes reported in 2025
A growing town Smithville has grown 10.5% since 2010 4,530 people in 2010; 5,288 today.
What’s changed most in Smithville? 4,530 2010
5,004 2020
5,288 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
1872 · Tenn. - Smithville - Hanging of Presswood in courthouse square · Wikimedia Commons
Smithville’s story
188 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
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Famous people from Smithville 5 notable people were born in Smithville.
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Smithville is a city in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,004 at the 2020 census, up from 3,994 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of DeKalb County. Smithville is home to the Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree, which it has hosted annually since 1972.
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Established 1838
Population 5,004
Area 5.9 sq mi
Elevation 1,037 ft
ZIP code 37166
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