What is the population of Smyth County, Virginia?

The population of Smyth County, Virginia is 29,671, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Smyth County, Virginia?

The median household income in Smyth County, Virginia is $46,598, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Smyth County, Virginia is $170,042, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Smyth County, Virginia is 3.0%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Smyth County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Population	29,671	8,661,529	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	65.6	202.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.92%	0.60%	0.57%
Median age	46.4	37.2	37.1
Households	12,530	3,324,966	128,459,983

Year	Smyth County

Group	Share

Smyth County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Smyth County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$46,598	$91,409	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	2.68%	4.62%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.2%	5.2%

Metric	Smyth County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$170,042	$257,048	$242,182
Median rent	$691	$1,514	$1,342
Homeownership rate	70.9%	67.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Smyth County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.1	23.3	22.5
Work from home	6.1%	16.2%	13.4%

Smyth County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Smyth County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	37.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.53	2.54

Smyth County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Smyth County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	74.5	77.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	19.6%	16.9%	16.3%
Smokers	23.0%	19.0%	19.0%