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Smith County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 16,182
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 216 / 235 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,646.940 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.572 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 104,000.000 acres (420.784 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 727
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 29.00%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 4.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $96,161,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 4,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 97.70%
Physicians (2004): 5
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,408
Federal Spending (2004): $89,920

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	2,766	8.31%
Rural, Non-farm	30,520	91.69%

Smith County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Smith County Employment Information Back to top
Smith County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,498	6,125	373	5.74%	57
1991	6,395	5,922	473	7.39%	74
1992	6,282	5,846	436	6.94%	69
1993	6,376	6,064	312	4.89%	49
1994	6,269	5,947	323	5.15%	51
1995	6,147	5,877	270	4.39%	44
1996	6,038	5,752	286	4.74%	47
1997	5,985	5,732	254	4.24%	42
1998	6,054	5,820	234	3.86%	39
1999	5,823	5,593	230	3.96%	40
2000	7,335	6,972	363	4.95%	49
2001	7,177	6,817	359	5.00%	50
2002	7,330	6,936	394	5.38%	54
2003	7,389	7,027	363	4.91%	49
2004	6,955	6,573	382	5.50%	55
2005	6,891	6,458	433	6.28%	63
2006	6,825	6,445	380	5.56%	56
2007	6,767	6,389	379	5.60%	56
2008	6,807	6,339	468	6.87%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	6,559	6,210	349	5.32%	53
Feb 1990	6,723	6,372	351	5.22%	52
Mar 1990	6,673	6,340	333	4.99%	50
Apr 1990	6,553	6,160	393	6.00%	60
May 1990	6,600	6,160	440	6.67%	67
Jun 1990	6,566	6,220	346	5.27%	53
Jul 1990	6,349	6,007	342	5.39%	54
Aug 1990	6,328	5,979	349	5.52%	55
Sep 1990	6,443	6,042	401	6.22%	62
Oct 1990	6,397	5,991	406	6.35%	63
Nov 1990	6,415	6,016	399	6.22%	62
Dec 1990	6,364	6,000	364	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	6,347	5,924	423	6.66%	67
Feb 1991	6,585	6,125	460	6.99%	70
Mar 1991	6,516	6,039	477	7.32%	73
Apr 1991	6,426	5,898	528	8.22%	82
May 1991	6,445	5,868	577	8.95%	90
Jun 1991	6,688	6,074	614	9.18%	92
Jul 1991	6,517	6,034	483	7.41%	74
Aug 1991	6,204	5,736	468	7.54%	75
Sep 1991	6,286	5,821	465	7.40%	74
Oct 1991	6,267	5,855	412	6.57%	66
Nov 1991	6,245	5,870	375	6.00%	60
Dec 1991	6,209	5,817	392	6.31%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	6,212	5,805	407	6.55%	66
Feb 1992	6,257	5,805	452	7.22%	72
Mar 1992	6,116	5,628	488	7.98%	80
Apr 1992	6,300	5,838	462	7.33%	73
May 1992	6,376	5,870	506	7.94%	79
Jun 1992	6,370	5,796	574	9.01%	90
Jul 1992	6,473	6,002	471	7.28%	73
Aug 1992	6,185	5,791	394	6.37%	64
Sep 1992	6,354	5,949	405	6.37%	64
Oct 1992	6,227	5,867	360	5.78%	58
Nov 1992	6,262	5,899	363	5.80%	58
Dec 1992	6,255	5,905	350	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	6,120	5,779	341	5.57%	56
Feb 1993	6,253	5,932	321	5.13%	51
Mar 1993	6,415	6,056	359	5.60%	56
Apr 1993	6,383	6,037	346	5.42%	54
May 1993	6,559	6,183	376	5.73%	57
Jun 1993	6,666	6,243	423	6.35%	63
Jul 1993	6,476	6,170	306	4.73%	47
Aug 1993	6,409	6,132	277	4.32%	43
Sep 1993	6,201	5,943	258	4.16%	42
Oct 1993	6,288	6,015	273	4.34%	43
Nov 1993	6,262	6,036	226	3.61%	36
Dec 1993	6,483	6,246	237	3.66%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	6,393	6,038	355	5.55%	56
Feb 1994	6,370	5,941	429	6.73%	67
Mar 1994	6,362	5,975	387	6.08%	61
Apr 1994	6,357	6,030	327	5.14%	51
May 1994	6,389	6,068	321	5.02%	50
Jun 1994	6,329	5,979	350	5.53%	55
Jul 1994	6,210	5,919	291	4.69%	47
Aug 1994	6,224	5,900	324	5.21%	52
Sep 1994	6,130	5,895	235	3.83%	38
Oct 1994	6,154	5,817	337	5.48%	55
Nov 1994	6,183	5,911	272	4.40%	44
Dec 1994	6,132	5,887	245	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	6,233	5,961	272	4.36%	44
Feb 1995	6,225	5,991	234	3.76%	38
Mar 1995	6,167	5,913	254	4.12%	41
Apr 1995	6,146	5,907	239	3.89%	39
May 1995	6,193	5,920	273	4.41%	44
Jun 1995	6,160	5,861	299	4.85%	49
Jul 1995	6,215	5,964	251	4.04%	40
Aug 1995	6,141	5,841	300	4.89%	49
Sep 1995	6,148	5,899	249	4.05%	41
Oct 1995	6,209	5,876	333	5.36%	54
Nov 1995	5,962	5,711	251	4.21%	42
Dec 1995	5,964	5,678	286	4.80%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,910	5,580	330	5.58%	56
Feb 1996	5,940	5,633	307	5.17%	52
Mar 1996	5,981	5,700	281	4.70%	47
Apr 1996	6,171	5,916	255	4.13%	41
May 1996	6,185	5,848	337	5.45%	54
Jun 1996	6,042	5,717	325	5.38%	54
Jul 1996	6,088	5,794	294	4.83%	48
Aug 1996	5,972	5,687	285	4.77%	48
Sep 1996	6,016	5,785	231	3.84%	38
Oct 1996	6,095	5,807	288	4.73%	47
Nov 1996	6,021	5,762	259	4.30%	43
Dec 1996	6,036	5,792	244	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	5,961	5,653	308	5.17%	52
Feb 1997	6,082	5,808	274	4.51%	45
Mar 1997	6,101	5,833	268	4.39%	44
Apr 1997	6,042	5,807	235	3.89%	39
May 1997	6,046	5,790	256	4.23%	42
Jun 1997	6,040	5,750	290	4.80%	48
Jul 1997	6,016	5,744	272	4.52%	45
Aug 1997	5,961	5,680	281	4.71%	47
Sep 1997	5,917	5,682	235	3.97%	40
Oct 1997	5,890	5,653	237	4.02%	40
Nov 1997	5,891	5,690	201	3.41%	34
Dec 1997	5,878	5,690	188	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	6,016	5,754	262	4.36%	44
Feb 1998	6,037	5,801	236	3.91%	39
Mar 1998	5,977	5,732	245	4.10%	41
Apr 1998	5,965	5,779	186	3.12%	31
May 1998	6,078	5,816	262	4.31%	43
Jun 1998	5,978	5,714	264	4.42%	44
Jul 1998	6,080	5,818	262	4.31%	43
Aug 1998	6,080	5,829	251	4.13%	41
Sep 1998	6,113	5,878	235	3.84%	38
Oct 1998	6,116	5,885	231	3.78%	38
Nov 1998	6,123	5,941	182	2.97%	30
Dec 1998	6,080	5,892	188	3.09%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	5,763	5,537	226	3.92%	39
Feb 1999	5,687	5,486	201	3.53%	35
Mar 1999	5,739	5,508	231	4.03%	40
Apr 1999	5,788	5,494	294	5.08%	51
May 1999	5,818	5,579	239	4.11%	41
Jun 1999	5,759	5,520	239	4.15%	42
Jul 1999	5,785	5,555	230	3.98%	40
Aug 1999	5,888	5,690	198	3.36%	34
Sep 1999	5,844	5,607	237	4.06%	41
Oct 1999	5,915	5,674	241	4.07%	41
Nov 1999	5,978	5,763	215	3.60%	36
Dec 1999	5,915	5,702	213	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	7,417	7,036	381	5.14%	51
Feb 2000	7,340	6,994	346	4.71%	47
Mar 2000	7,295	6,937	358	4.91%	49
Apr 2000	7,149	6,843	306	4.28%	43
May 2000	7,221	6,830	391	5.41%	54
Jun 2000	7,165	6,731	434	6.06%	61
Jul 2000	7,285	6,926	359	4.93%	49
Aug 2000	7,222	6,843	379	5.25%	52
Sep 2000	7,258	6,903	355	4.89%	49
Oct 2000	7,649	7,266	383	5.01%	50
Nov 2000	7,513	7,158	355	4.73%	47
Dec 2000	7,509	7,202	307	4.09%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	7,293	6,918	375	5.14%	51
Feb 2001	7,323	6,983	340	4.64%	46
Mar 2001	7,291	6,875	416	5.71%	57
Apr 2001	7,106	6,808	298	4.19%	42
May 2001	7,217	6,887	330	4.57%	46
Jun 2001	7,085	6,691	394	5.56%	56
Jul 2001	7,129	6,795	334	4.69%	47
Aug 2001	7,073	6,681	392	5.54%	55
Sep 2001	7,083	6,746	337	4.76%	48
Oct 2001	7,174	6,820	354	4.93%	49
Nov 2001	7,157	6,800	357	4.99%	50
Dec 2001	7,187	6,805	382	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	7,330	6,883	447	6.10%	61
Feb 2002	7,283	6,896	387	5.31%	53
Mar 2002	7,254	6,858	396	5.46%	55
Apr 2002	7,169	6,803	366	5.11%	51
May 2002	7,310	6,916	394	5.39%	54
Jun 2002	7,341	6,856	485	6.61%	66
Jul 2002	7,512	7,117	395	5.26%	53
Aug 2002	7,493	7,104	389	5.19%	52
Sep 2002	7,267	6,931	336	4.62%	46
Oct 2002	7,369	6,991	378	5.13%	51
Nov 2002	7,266	6,896	370	5.09%	51
Dec 2002	7,364	6,975	389	5.28%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	7,382	6,991	391	5.30%	53
Feb 2003	7,358	6,992	366	4.97%	50
Mar 2003	7,399	6,994	405	5.47%	55
Apr 2003	7,243	6,892	351	4.85%	48
May 2003	7,307	6,895	412	5.64%	56
Jun 2003	7,512	7,040	472	6.28%	63
Jul 2003	7,618	7,216	402	5.28%	53
Aug 2003	7,488	7,162	326	4.35%	44
Sep 2003	7,327	7,027	300	4.09%	41
Oct 2003	7,505	7,163	342	4.56%	46
Nov 2003	7,358	7,066	292	3.97%	40
Dec 2003	7,176	6,883	293	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	7,107	6,741	366	5.15%	51
Feb 2004	7,001	6,673	328	4.69%	47
Mar 2004	6,860	6,528	332	4.84%	48
Apr 2004	6,887	6,565	322	4.68%	47
May 2004	6,916	6,552	364	5.26%	53
Jun 2004	6,909	6,462	447	6.47%	65
Jul 2004	7,094	6,668	426	6.01%	60
Aug 2004	6,962	6,576	386	5.54%	55
Sep 2004	6,866	6,467	399	5.81%	58
Oct 2004	7,013	6,591	422	6.02%	60
Nov 2004	6,988	6,587	401	5.74%	57
Dec 2004	6,858	6,463	395	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	7,047	6,601	446	6.33%	63
Feb 2005	6,906	6,480	426	6.17%	62
Mar 2005	6,743	6,316	427	6.33%	63
Apr 2005	6,946	6,538	408	5.87%	59
May 2005	6,975	6,539	436	6.25%	63
Jun 2005	7,058	6,540	518	7.34%	73
Jul 2005	7,126	6,669	457	6.41%	64
Aug 2005	6,957	6,518	439	6.31%	63
Sep 2005	6,750	6,329	421	6.24%	62
Oct 2005	6,812	6,410	402	5.90%	59
Nov 2005	6,681	6,264	417	6.24%	62
Dec 2005	6,693	6,296	397	5.93%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	6,883	6,490	393	5.71%	57
Feb 2006	6,872	6,500	372	5.41%	54
Mar 2006	6,768	6,426	342	5.05%	51
Apr 2006	6,847	6,509	338	4.94%	49
May 2006	6,729	6,359	370	5.50%	55
Jun 2006	6,823	6,375	448	6.57%	66
Jul 2006	6,932	6,475	457	6.59%	66
Aug 2006	6,768	6,386	382	5.64%	56
Sep 2006	6,825	6,470	355	5.20%	52
Oct 2006	6,810	6,455	355	5.21%	52
Nov 2006	6,915	6,544	371	5.37%	54
Dec 2006	6,729	6,356	373	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	6,832	6,446	386	5.65%	56
Feb 2007	6,869	6,475	394	5.74%	57
Mar 2007	6,729	6,362	367	5.45%	55
Apr 2007	6,690	6,347	343	5.13%	51
May 2007	6,589	6,239	350	5.31%	53
Jun 2007	6,629	6,202	427	6.44%	64
Jul 2007	6,711	6,286	425	6.33%	63
Aug 2007	6,661	6,324	337	5.06%	51
Sep 2007	6,856	6,498	358	5.22%	52
Oct 2007	6,784	6,402	382	5.63%	56
Nov 2007	7,020	6,668	352	5.01%	50
Dec 2007	6,838	6,413	425	6.22%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	6,994	6,532	462	6.61%	66
Feb 2008	6,915	6,486	429	6.20%	62
Mar 2008	6,959	6,547	412	5.92%	59
Apr 2008	6,841	6,470	371	5.42%	54
May 2008	6,797	6,349	448	6.59%	66
Jun 2008	6,737	6,176	561	8.33%	83
Jul 2008	6,774	6,165	609	8.99%	90
Aug 2008	6,681	6,205	476	7.12%	71
Sep 2008	6,562	6,119	443	6.75%	68
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Smith County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,064	14.12%
2.	Wood Manufacturing	794	10.54%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	754	10.01%
4.	Truck Transportation	534	7.09%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	348	4.62%
6.	Food Manufacturing	338	4.49%
7.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	278	3.69%
8.	Public Administration	274	3.64%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	242	3.21%
10.	Educational Services	210	2.79%
11.	Health Care	188	2.50%
12.	Utilities	176	2.34%
13.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	136	1.81%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	134	1.78%
15.	Mining	128	1.70%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	126	1.67%
17.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	122	1.62%
18.	Food and Beverage Stores	104	1.38%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	102	1.35%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	80	1.06%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	932	16.70%
2.	Educational Services	714	12.79%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	328	5.88%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	282	5.05%
5.	Finance and Insurance	278	4.98%
6.	Apparel Manufacturing	242	4.34%
7.	Food Manufacturing	216	3.87%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	186	3.33%
9.	Public Administration	180	3.22%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	166	2.97%
11.	Social Assistance	158	2.83%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	152	2.72%
13.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	136	2.44%
14.	Accommodation and Food Services	114	2.04%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	114	2.04%
16.	Truck Transportation	108	1.93%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	106	1.90%
18.	Wood Manufacturing	102	1.83%
19.	Metal Manufactuing	78	1.40%
20.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	70	1.25%

Smith County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	758	10.06%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	720	9.56%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	584	7.75%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	422	5.60%
5.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	366	4.86%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	362	4.80%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	356	4.73%
8.	Other Management Occupations	260	3.45%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	256	3.40%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	230	3.05%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	224	2.97%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	212	2.81%
13.	Carpenters	204	2.71%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	174	2.31%
15.	Agricultural Workers	172	2.28%
16.	Other Construction Trades	130	1.73%
17.	Electricians	122	1.62%
18.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	102	1.35%
19.	Engineers	96	1.27%
20.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	90	1.19%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	428	7.67%
2.	Other Production Occupations	412	7.38%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	358	6.41%
4.	Assemblers and Fabricators	272	4.87%
5.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	234	4.19%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	228	4.08%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	204	3.65%
8.	Registered Nurses	184	3.30%
9.	Cashiers	172	3.08%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	166	2.97%
11.	Farmers and Farm Managers	158	2.83%
12.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	156	2.79%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	148	2.65%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	146	2.62%
15.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	136	2.44%
16.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	122	2.19%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	120	2.15%
18.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	106	1.90%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	102	1.83%
20.	Other Healthcare Support	94	1.68%

Smith County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	13,392	53.16%
15-35 hours	1,989	7.90%
1-14 hours	621	2.47%
No regular hours	9,190	36.48%

Smith County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	619	4.90%
5 AM-5:29 AM	809	6.41%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,115	8.83%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,059	16.31%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,137	16.93%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,508	11.94%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,960	15.52%
8 AM-8:29 AM	468	3.71%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	143	1.13%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	184	1.46%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	128	1.01%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	4	0.03%
Noon-3:59 PM	724	5.73%
4 PM-11:59 PM	768	6.08%

Smith County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	731	5.79%
5-9	1,220	9.66%
10-14	1,419	11.24%
15-19	1,808	14.32%
20-24	1,635	12.95%
25-29	564	4.47%
30-34	1,585	12.55%
35-39	281	2.23%
40-44	386	3.06%
45-59	1,499	11.87%
60-89	984	7.79%
At least 90	514	4.07%

Smith County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	4	0.03%	7,373	58.40%
30-44	0	0.00%	2,252	17.84%
45-59	6	0.05%	1,493	11.82%
At least 60	56	0.44%	1,442	11.42%

Smith County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	6	0.04%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,298	17.21%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,898	74.11%
Motorcycle	20	0.15%
Other	206	1.54%
Public transportation	66	0.49%
Walked	132	0.99%
Worked at home	730	5.47%

Smith County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Smith County Family Information Back to top
: 12,166 (32,102 people)
: 9,278 (28,722 people)
: 3,461
: 21,578
Smith County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,950	15.52%
$10,000-$14,999	1,139	9.06%
$15,000-$19,999	943	7.50%
$20,000-$24,999	1,101	8.76%
$25,000-$29,999	898	7.15%
$30,000-$34,999	981	7.81%
$35,000-$39,999	804	6.40%
$40,000-$44,999	602	4.79%
$45,000-$49,999	807	6.42%
$50,000-$59,999	1,165	9.27%
$60,000-$74,999	991	7.89%
$75,000-$99,999	618	4.92%
$100,000-$124,999	256	2.04%
$125,000-$149,999	108	0.86%
$150,000-$199,999	75	0.60%
$200,000 or more	129	1.03%

Smith County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,388	22.96%
Family, 2 people	1,804	29.84%
Nonfamily, 2 people	82	1.36%
Family, 3 people	1,167	19.30%
Nonfamily, 3 people	16	0.26%
Family, 4 people	977	16.16%
Nonfamily, 4 people	4	0.07%
Family, 5 people	379	6.27%
Nonfamily, 5 people	0	0.00%
Family, 6 people	157	2.60%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	72	1.19%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Smith County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,550	29.87%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,709	8.47%
Public Assistance	364	1.14%
Retirement	1,725	5.40%
Self Employment	1,785	5.58%
Social Security	4,301	13.45%
Supplemental Security	873	2.73%
Wage / Salary	9,031	28.25%
Other	1,635	5.11%

Smith County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,066	53.38%
With children under 18	3,551	46.62%

Smith County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,015	8.09%
Married	8,291	66.12%
Never Married	2,756	21.98%
Widowed	477	3.80%

Smith County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,133	8.61%
Married	8,175	62.16%
Never Married	2,003	15.23%
Widowed	1,841	14.00%

Smith County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Smith County Education Information Back to top
Smith County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,167	8.96%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,748	19.63%
High school diploma or equivalent	9,041	37.39%
Some college, no degree	4,765	19.70%
Associate degree	1,306	5.40%
Bachelors degree	1,508	6.24%
Graduate or professional degree	647	2.68%

Smith County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	164	1.01%	294	1.82%	458	2.83%
Kindergarten	518	3.20%	78	0.48%	596	3.68%
Grades 1-4	2,257	13.95%	65	0.40%	2,322	14.35%
Grades 5-8	1,906	11.78%	72	0.44%	1,978	12.22%
Grades 9-12	1,953	12.07%	136	0.84%	2,089	12.91%
Undergrad college	725	4.48%	100	0.62%	825	5.10%
Graduate or professional school	64	0.40%	12	0.07%	76	0.47%
Total	7,587	46.89%	757	4.68%	8,344	51.56%

Smith County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Smith County Business Information Back to top
: $30,788,000
: $41,894,000
: $1,418,000
: $248,657
: 1,950
Smith County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	0	0
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	1	4	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Construction	1	2	5	3	2
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	6	2	2
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	2	5	1
1999 - Information	0	0	3	1	4
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	2	9	7	3
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	4	1	12
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	3	0	1	8
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	1	2
1999 - Retail Trade	3	5	9	15	17
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	4	3	3	7
1999 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	3	1	2
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	6	2
1999 - Total	22	21	46	52	65
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	7	0	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	0	0
2000 - Construction	1	2	3	5	1
2000 - Educational Services	0	1	1	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	0	5	4
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	3	3	3
2000 - Information	1	0	0	1	7
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	0	10	4	6
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	3	5	10
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	1	5	4
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	2	1	0
2000 - Retail Trade	5	4	13	9	18
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	3	6	8
2000 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	1	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	3	1	2	2
2000 - Total	13	18	50	48	70
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	2	1	5
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Construction	1	2	2	4	2
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	1	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	3	4
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	0	4	4
2001 - Information	1	1	0	1	7
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	17	0
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	4	2	12
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	3	3	6
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	2	1
2001 - Retail Trade	2	8	13	16	9
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	5	3	4	6
2001 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	4
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	1	3
2001 - Total	14	19	35	61	64
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	2	0
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	1	5	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Construction	3	2	2	2	3
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	4	3
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	3	2	2
2002 - Information	0	0	1	2	6
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	3	4	9	3
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	1	2	5	11
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	6	1	4
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	0	2
2002 - Retail Trade	2	4	15	13	8
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	4	3	5
2002 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	3	1	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	1	1	3
2002 - Total	20	19	47	51	55
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	0	0	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	2	3	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Construction	3	1	4	3	1
2003 - Educational Services	0	1	1	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	5	2	5
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	1	2	1
2003 - Information	0	0	1	0	6
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	8	1
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	2	3	2	14
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	5	2	6
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	1	1
2003 - Retail Trade	5	4	10	12	12
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	3	5	3	3
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	3	1	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	1	1	3
2003 - Total	17	19	48	41	57
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	0	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	2	4	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Construction	1	3	7	0	3
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	2	3	6
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	1	1	2
2004 - Information	0	0	2	0	6
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Manufacturing	0	1	4	4	4
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	2	3	16
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	3	4	6
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	0	0	1
2004 - Retail Trade	0	7	12	7	13
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	1	3	4
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	3	2
2004 - Total	9	18	41	36	69
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	0	1
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	2	2	4
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Construction	0	1	2	5	3
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	2	2	6
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	4	1	2
2005 - Information	0	0	1	1	6
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	5	4	3
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	2	8	1	11
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	2	5	5
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	1	1
2005 - Retail Trade	0	3	5	13	9
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	4	1	2
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	2	1
2005 - Total	10	12	41	43	58

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Smith County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Smith County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	27,606	83.17%
Below Poverty Level	5,586	16.83%

Smith County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$247	$61	$521	$0	$0	$89	$857	$285	$862	$191
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$474	$3	$1,236	$0	$0	$115	$1,825	$449	$965	$526
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$601	$3	$1,621	$0	$0	$68	$2,290	$751	$647	$573
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1982	$720	$4	$1,968	$0	$0	$648	$3,336	$548	$817	$733
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$1,025	$4	$1,603	$0	$0	$1,464	$4,092	$1,500	$1,285	$1,283
1985	$1,139	$7	$2,367	$0	$0	$293	$3,799	$823	$1,141	$741
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$1,440	$7	$2,079	$0	$0	$333	$3,852	$960	$974	$571
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$1,817	$47	$1,772	$0	$0	$171	$3,760	$1,125	$25	$911
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$2,267	$261	$2,558	$0	$0	$483	$5,308	$1,182	$880	$3,195
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$2,607	$300	$2,617	$0	$0	$636	$5,860	$1,317	$880	$4,482
2001	$3,331	$276	$1,972	$0	$0	$1,060	$6,363	$1,357	$893	$4,671
2002	$3,208	$476	$1,979	$0	$0	$731	$5,918	$2,811	$798	$4,500
2003	$3,334	$275	$1,974	$0	$0	$851	$6,159	$2,806	$793	$4,717

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$83	$22	$33	$523	$0	$796
1972	$8	$5	$44	$0	$0	$78	$796
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$6	$195	$170	$69	$1,042	$0	$1,715
1977	$117	$20	$50	$0	$0	$46	$1,715
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$334	$0	$115	$1,083	$0	$1,701
1979	$92	$19	$31	$0	$0	$27	$1,701
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1982	$0	$285	$70	$1,266	$954	$0	$2,922
1982	$181	$23	$95	$0	$0	$48	$2,922
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$436	$81	$1,381	$1,478	$0	$3,751
1984	$169	$27	$66	$0	$0	$113	$3,751
1985	$0	$481	$93	$201	$2,705	$17	$4,031
1985	$195	$15	$70	$0	$0	$254	$4,031
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$6	$444	$95	$176	$2,214	$17	$3,501
1987	$221	$22	$67	$0	$0	$239	$3,501
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$714	$129	$177	$1,357	$17	$3,271
1992	$285	$193	$0	$0	$0	$399	$3,271
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$560	$131	$276	$1,621	$72	$4,224
1997	$535	$193	$29	$0	$0	$807	$4,224
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$645	$151	$318	$1,868	$83	$4,788
2000	$617	$222	$0	$0	$0	$884	$4,788
2001	$182	$2,073	$0	$127	$1,957	$101	$6,016
2001	$1,006	$0	$59	$0	$0	$511	$6,016
2002	$0	$2,136	$0	$134	$2,016	$104	$5,854
2002	$1,037	$0	$54	$0	$0	$373	$5,854
2003	$0	$1,771	$0	$87	$2,542	$93	$6,561
2003	$1,358	$0	$63	$0	$0	$647	$6,561

Smith County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Smith County Criminal Information Back to top
: 22

Smith County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Smith County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Smith County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,386	14.74%
10-19 Years	2,534	15.66%
20-29 Years	2,006	12.40%
30-39 Years	2,179	13.47%
40-49 Years	2,230	13.78%
50-59 Years	1,831	11.32%
60-69 Years	1,463	9.04%
70-79 Years	975	6.03%
80-89 Years	487	3.01%
90+ Years	91	0.56%

Smith County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	7,905	48.85%
Female	8,277	51.15%

Smith County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	12,268	75.81%
African-American	3,728	23.04%
Hispanic/Latino	96	0.59%
Multiracial	52	0.32%
Amerindian	16	0.10%
Asian	15	0.09%
Other Race	6	0.04%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%

Smith County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	8,122	51.00%
2.	Irish	2,895	18.18%
3.	English	2,102	13.20%
4.	German	643	4.04%
5.	Scotch Irish	489	3.07%
6.	French Non-Basque	360	2.26%
7.	Scottish	321	2.02%
8.	European	171	1.07%
9.	African	122	0.77%
10.	Dutch	114	0.72%

Smith County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	30,396	97.99%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	424	1.37%
3.	French	82	0.26%
4.	Hindi	38	0.12%
5.	Tagalog	22	0.07%
6.	German	18	0.06%
7.	Other Pacific Island	18	0.06%
8.	Italian	14	0.05%
9.	Other West Germanic	4	0.01%
10.	Other Native North American	2	0.01%

Smith County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	33,132	99.54%
Naturalized immigrant	38	0.11%
Not a citizen	116	0.35%

Smith County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Smith County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Mize	Raleigh	Taylorsville
Polkville	Sylvarena

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Taylorsville (1,341)	Mize (285)	Sylvarena (120)
Raleigh (1,255)	Polkville (132)