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SheetUT-SMITHFIELD-UT · Smithfield, UT 14,033 pop · income 71st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Smithfield
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Smithfield on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Newport · lowest
58,422
Newport · lowest
58,422 median HH income
45.7% of the leader · rank #1
Longview Heig… · near
90,592
Longview Heig… · near
90,592 median HH income
70.9% of the leader · rank #2
Burien · near
90,597
Burien · near
90,597 median HH income
70.9% of the leader · rank #3
Smithfield · this city
90,602
Smithfield · this city
90,602 median HH income
70.9% of the leader · rank #4
Cedar Hill · near
90,608
Cedar Hill · near
90,608 median HH income
70.9% of the leader · rank #5
Aurora · near
90,612
Aurora · near
90,612 median HH income
70.9% of the leader · rank #6
Mapleton · highest
127,860
Mapleton · highest
127,860 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Smithfield on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 14,033.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Smithfield - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Smithfield lands in the 71st percentile for household income and the 95th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
71st
percentile, household income
78th
percentile, home value
60th
percentile, median rent
95th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Smithfield, UT
Utah's Smithfield is a small town, with 14,033 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Smithfield brings in $90,602 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 2.9%. Home values in Smithfield run a median of $406,300, and the median resident age is 28.3 years. About 41.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 67.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 0 residential building permits were authorized in Smithfield (No Permits), per Census BPS data. Smithfield reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 218.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Utah tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Utah scores 98.9 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,313 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Utah's average monthly utility costs around $178 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 36.2 out of 100 (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Smithfield's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to comparison shortlist to housing and income to schools and households to population change to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Smithfield, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What can the FBI record say about safety in Smithfield?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 218.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 90% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Smithfield?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Utah, the closest population matches are Grantsville (13,637 residents, $97,216 income); Vineyard (13,510 residents, $100,022 income); Santaquin (15,391 residents, $95,175 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Newport, KY (14,039 residents); Midlothian, IL (14,024 residents); Allouez, WI (14,023 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
How far does income reach against housing in Smithfield?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the education layer cover for Smithfield?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 41.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Smithfield growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,475 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +10.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 0 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
13,678
2025 estimate
15,153
Period change
+10.8%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in Smithfield?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 73.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Drive alone
73.8%
Work from home
18.2%
Public transit
0.3%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 6,197 workers age 16+.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A-
53 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate B+
2.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B+
41.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B
$90,602
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living D
98.9 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Smithfield profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 83/100 (A-) · 53 /100k
Poverty rate: 79/100 (B+) · 2.9%
Bachelor's+ share: 76/100 (B+) · 41.6%
Household income: 70/100 (B) · $90,602
Cost of living: 44/100 (D) · 98.9 index
Where Smithfield sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Smithfield's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Smithfield highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
Smithfield, UT (this city): home $406,300, crime 219/100k
Newport, KY : home $221,100, crime 4,167/100k
Midlothian, IL : home $200,300, crime 1,765/100k
Bellefontaine, OH : home $163,500, crime 896/100k
Grantsville, UT : home $432,200, crime 808/100k
Mapleton, UT : home $734,100, crime 425/100k
Lindon, UT : home $638,300, crime 2,005/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Smithfield compare to other US cities?
Where Smithfield sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income71% higher than other cities
Home value78% pricier than other cities
Median rent60% pricier than other cities
Safety95% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Utah alone, Smithfield ranks #2 of 67 Utah cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Smithfield against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Utah only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Utah-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Smithfield near the bottom of Utah's cities
Among the 310 Utah cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Smithfield ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Smithfield only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#120 of 293
59th percentile in Utah
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 310
0th percentile in Utah
Median Home Value
#139 of 301
54th percentile in Utah
Poverty Rate
#194 of 310
36th percentile in Utah
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#66 of 310
79th percentile in Utah
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Utah only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
71st percentile nationally for median household income · 95th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Smithfield's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Smithfield's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Smithfield's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$406,30022nd percentilemore affordable than 22% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Smithfield's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,938 of 15,516
More affordable than 23% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,331 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.5×, Smithfield sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,938 of 15,516 and #2,331 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$90,602Smithfield, UT median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Smithfield, UT median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Smithfield, UT.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)41.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)67.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
14,033
Median Income
$90,602
Median Home Value
$406,300
Median Age
28.3
Poverty Rate
2.9%
Labor force participation
67.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
41.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
218.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
53.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
165.6
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Smithfield's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
13,678 residents
2021
14,074 residents
2022
14,449 residents
2023
14,799 residents
2024
14,930 residents
2025
15,153 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
0
0
0
-
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
73.8%
Carpool
5.0%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
1.8%
Work from Home
18.2%
Other
0.9%
Based on 6,197 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Utah statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $178
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Utah at $178 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Utah statewide averages, not a meter reading for Smithfield. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Utah's BEA cost-of-living index is 98.9 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Smithfield is $1,313/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Utah statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 36.2 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Utah statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Smithfield sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Smithfield compares to similar-size Utah cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.