Smithfield, North Carolina demographics

Smithfield, NC demographics: median age 44.9; 26.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Smithfield town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3762520. The survey estimates a population of 12,116 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Smithfield is 44.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.0 years. There are 4,951 households (±484). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	44.9 ±5.0	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	2,751 ±560	22.7% ±4.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,908 ±401	15.7% ±3.3 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	4,984 ±774	41.1% ±6.4 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,473 ±355	20.4% ±2.9 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	5,905 ±439	48.7% ±3.6 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	6,211 ±441	51.3% ±3.6 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	7,350 ±1,004	60.7% ±8.3 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,798 ±875	23.1% ±7.2 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	91 ±75 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	227 ±202 · low precision	1.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	981 ±441	8.1% ±3.6 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	669 ±354 · low precision	5.5% ±2.9 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,450 ±629	86.2% ±5.2 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,666 ±632	13.8% ±5.2 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,929 ±304	39.0% ±4.8 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	191 ±148 · low precision	3.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	556 ±196	11.2% ±3.8 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,035 ±529	41.1% ±9.9 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	240 ±124 · low precision	4.8% ±2.5 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,269 ±230	25.6% ±3.9 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,682 ±600	74.4% ±9.7 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,035 ±529	41.1% ±9.9 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,534 ±330	31.0% ±5.9 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	447 ±145	9.0% ±2.8 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	446 ±230 · low precision	9.0% ±4.6 pp · low precision	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	264 ±122	5.3% ±2.4 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	124 ±88 · low precision	2.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	101 ±135 · low precision	2.0% ±2.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	11,157 ±441	92.1% ±3.6 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	959 ±445	7.9% ±3.7 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,641
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	10,209 ±575	87.7% ±4.7 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	1,332 ±487	11.4% ±4.2 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	10 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	66 ±127 · low precision	0.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	21 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,534
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,455 ±331	17.0% ±3.7 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,602 ±442	30.5% ±4.8 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,613 ±354	18.9% ±4.0 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	588 ±204	6.9% ±2.3 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,517 ±535	17.8% ±6.2 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	759 ±243	8.9% ±2.8 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,029
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	11,182 ±204	93.0% ±1.6 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	470 ±185	3.9% ±1.5 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	291 ±116	2.4% ±1.0 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	81 ±78 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	5 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.0% of Smithfield residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 83.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Smithfield	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.0% ±2.9 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.1% ±2.8 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.0% ±2.6 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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