SmithvilleNJ
A town of 9,545.
Is Smithville a good place to live?
29% of residents are 65 or older in Smithville, against 18% in New Jersey’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Smithville’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Smithville yet; the figures below are still real.
Smithville has grown 35% from 2010 to 2020
7,242 counted in 2010 and 9,754 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Smithville: who provides what
Smithville is unincorporated, so Atlantic County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Smithville.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Smithville’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Smithville for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Smithville grew to 745 in 2023, 219 more than in 2013. Smithville’s median household income is $78,000.
| Smithville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $78,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Smithville stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with fewer of its residents who are under 18
12% of residents are under 18 in Smithville. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Smithville is 48.1 years.
| Smithville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 12% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 48.1 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 45% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Smithville | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.4% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.6% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.3% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.8% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
In Smithville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Smithville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 27° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hurricanes leads a low hazard risk in Smithville
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Smithville is
Smithville beats the New Jersey average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 14% of Smithville adults binge drink.
| Smithville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Smithville | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 69.8% | 63.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 2. Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pine Barrens and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smithville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
10 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
12 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant20 mi BeachLong Beach Island
10 mi Theme parkSteel Pier
4 mi Park & preservePinelands National ReservePhoto credits
Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pinelands National Reserve: New Jersey Pinelands Commission, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Smithville
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Smithville
About 7 of every 100 Smithville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
97% of working residents leave Smithville for work
Where Smithville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Smithville’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Smithville.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oceanville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Galloway Township | #378 | C− | D | B− | C− | B+ |
| Port Republic | — | — | D | — | B | A |
| Leeds Point | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Port Republic has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Port Republic reports no FBI crime data of its own. Smithville, Oceanville and Leeds Point aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Smithville with a neighbor →
Questions about Smithville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Smithville, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Smithville yet; the figures below are still real.