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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Smithtown, NY compare?
| Figure | Smithtown, NY |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | 116,847 |
| Change since April 2020 | +0.4% |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 116,296 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 2,164 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | 0.3 |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 4.4 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 17.6% |
| Measure | Smithtown, NY |
|---|---|
| Total population | 116,097±33 |
| Median age | 44.4±0.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10.7%±1.1 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 78.5%±1.6 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 1.6%±0.6 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 5.8%±0.9 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 9.7%±1.1 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 54.2%±1.5 pts |
| Median household income | $152,636±$4,356 |
| Per capita income | $65,532±$2,045 |
| People below the poverty line | 4.2%±0.7 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9%±0.7 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $669,900±$6,302 |
| Median gross rent | $2,233±$96 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 45.6%±7.3 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 88.7%±1.3 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.3%±0.1 pts |
| Worked from home | 16.5%±1.3 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 73.1%±1.4 pts |
| Public transportation | 4.7%±0.7 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 32.2 min±0.9 |
| No health insurance coverage | 2.2%±0.4 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov