Smithfield

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  4. Smithfield Employment Information
  5. Smithfield Family Information
  6. Smithfield Education Information
  7. Smithfield Business Information
  8. Smithfield Public Benefits Information
  9. Smithfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Smithfield Zip Codes


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Smithfield Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 11,987
  • Land Area (2000): 55.356 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.667 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 401
  • Alias(es) (2003): ESMOND, SMITHFIELD
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Houses (2000): 3,978
Smithfield Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 9,977 83.57%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,961 16.43%

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Smithfield Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 15,450
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $494,884,000 / $119,536,000
Smithfield Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 10,497 9,944 553 5.27% 53
1991 10,404 9,674 731 7.02% 70
1992 10,708 9,906 802 7.49% 75
1993 10,833 10,079 754 6.96% 70
1994 10,815 10,177 638 5.90% 59
1995 10,120 9,603 517 5.11% 51
1996 10,326 9,859 467 4.52% 45
1997 10,680 10,167 513 4.80% 48
1998 10,749 10,328 421 3.91% 39
1999 10,932 10,508 424 3.88% 39
2000 11,244 10,788 456 4.05% 41
2001 11,236 10,798 439 3.90% 39
2002 11,485 10,950 535 4.66% 47
2003 11,718 11,178 540 4.61% 46
2004 11,754 11,223 531 4.52% 45
2005 11,963 11,431 532 4.45% 44
2006 12,220 11,663 557 4.56% 46
2007 12,251 11,710 541 4.42% 44
2008 12,124 11,330 794 6.55% 65
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 12,176 11,443 733 6.02% 60
Feb 2008 11,995 11,337 658 5.49% 55
Mar 2008 12,025 11,340 685 5.70% 57
Apr 2008 12,054 11,422 632 5.24% 52
May 2008 11,973 11,242 731 6.11% 61
Jun 2008 12,194 11,366 828 6.79% 68
Jul 2008 12,346 11,371 975 7.90% 79
Aug 2008 12,282 11,242 1,040 8.47% 85
Sep 2008 12,073 11,210 863 7.15% 71
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Smithfield Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Educational Services 366 11.64%
2. Construction 317 10.08%
3. Public Administration 254 8.08%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 211 6.71%
5. Finance and Insurance 210 6.68%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 139 4.42%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 116 3.69%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 83 2.64%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 82 2.61%
10. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 70 2.23%
11. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 69 2.19%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 67 2.13%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 54 1.72%
14. Repair and Maintenance 49 1.56%
15. Metal Manufactuing 48 1.53%
16. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 48 1.53%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 47 1.49%
18. Health Care 46 1.46%
19. Other Direct Selling Estab 45 1.43%
20. Utilities 44 1.40%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 562 18.43%
2. Health Care 488 16.00%
3. Finance and Insurance 231 7.57%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 163 5.34%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 149 4.89%
6. Social Assistance 114 3.74%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 103 3.38%
8. Public Administration 98 3.21%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 87 2.85%
10. Department and Other General Stores 86 2.82%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 73 2.39%
12. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 68 2.23%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 52 1.70%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 48 1.57%
15. Info Services and Data Processing 42 1.38%
16. U.S. Postal Service 42 1.38%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 38 1.25%
18. Metal Manufactuing 37 1.21%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 37 1.21%
20. Machinery Manufacturing 36 1.18%

Smithfield Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 247 7.86%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 199 6.33%
3. Other Management Occupations 192 6.11%
4. Other Production Occupations 147 4.68%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 136 4.33%
6. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 123 3.91%
7. Computer Specialists 102 3.24%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 101 3.21%
9. Top Executives 89 2.83%
10. Carpenters 82 2.61%
11. Business Operations Specialists 81 2.58%
12. Construction Laborers 77 2.45%
13. Customer Service Representatives 74 2.35%
14. Other Protective Service Workers 70 2.23%
15. Law Enforcement Workers 66 2.10%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 66 2.10%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 65 2.07%
18. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 61 1.94%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 58 1.84%
20. Engineers 57 1.81%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 242 7.93%
2. Secretaries and Admins 215 7.05%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 192 6.30%
4. Registered Nurses 164 5.38%
5. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 121 3.97%
6. Cashiers 119 3.90%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 117 3.84%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 105 3.44%
9. Other Management Occupations 104 3.41%
10. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 100 3.28%
11. Child Care Workers 92 3.02%
12. Business Operations Specialists 82 2.69%
13. Health Technologists and Technicians 80 2.62%
14. Customer Service Representatives 79 2.59%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 76 2.49%
16. Other Personal Care, Not child care 69 2.26%
17. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 67 2.20%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 63 2.07%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 61 2.00%
20. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 49 1.61%

Smithfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,255 52.30%
15-35 hours 2,167 21.57%
1-14 hours 317 3.15%
No regular hours 2,309 22.98%

Smithfield Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 91 1.56%
5 AM-5:29 AM 47 0.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 186 3.18%
6 AM-6:29 AM 355 6.07%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 517 8.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM 884 15.11%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,029 17.59%
8 AM-8:29 AM 719 12.29%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 356 6.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 478 8.17%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 132 2.26%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 5 0.09%
Noon-3:59 PM 571 9.76%
4 PM-11:59 PM 479 8.19%

Smithfield Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 348 5.95%
5-9 617 10.55%
10-14 849 14.52%
15-19 1,056 18.05%
20-24 1,243 21.25%
25-29 455 7.78%
30-34 643 10.99%
35-39 106 1.81%
40-44 86 1.47%
45-59 107 1.83%
60-89 279 4.77%
At least 90 60 1.03%

Smithfield Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 94 1.61% 4,474 76.49%
30-44 53 0.91% 782 13.37%
45-59 0 0.00% 107 1.83%
At least 60 20 0.34% 319 5.45%

Smithfield Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 435 7.34%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,867 82.09%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 5 0.08%
Color 4 Box Other 25 0.42%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 167 2.82%
Color 6 Box Walked 350 5.90%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 80 1.35%

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Smithfield Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,899 (9,546 people)
Families (2000): 2,672 (8,073 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,246
People at same address in 1995: 6,438
Smithfield Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 213 5.46%
$10,000-$14,999 217 5.57%
$15,000-$19,999 253 6.49%
$20,000-$24,999 144 3.69%
$25,000-$29,999 139 3.57%
$30,000-$34,999 154 3.95%
$35,000-$39,999 184 4.72%
$40,000-$44,999 207 5.31%
$45,000-$49,999 208 5.33%
$50,000-$59,999 404 10.36%
$60,000-$74,999 496 12.72%
$75,000-$99,999 543 13.93%
$100,000-$124,999 400 10.26%
$125,000-$149,999 139 3.57%
$150,000-$199,999 133 3.41%
$200,000 or more 65 1.67%

Smithfield Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,038 26.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,173 30.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 166 4.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 615 15.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 10 0.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 587 15.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 216 5.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 64 1.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 21 0.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Smithfield Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,206 29.70%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,675 15.52%
Public Assistance 22 0.20%
Retirement 720 6.67%
Self Employment 461 4.27%
Social Security 1,014 9.39%
Supplemental Security 98 0.91%
Wage / Salary 3,120 28.91%
Other 477 4.42%

Smithfield Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,218 57.37%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 905 42.63%

Smithfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 329 6.54%
Color 1 Box Married 2,363 46.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,182 43.35%
Color 3 Box Widowed 160 3.18%

Smithfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 553 10.74%
Color 1 Box Married 2,438 47.37%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,677 32.58%
Color 3 Box Widowed 479 9.31%

Smithfield 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.


Smithfield Education Information Back to top
Smithfield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 305 3.10%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 989 10.07%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,538 25.83%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,023 30.77%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 774 7.88%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,369 13.93%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 828 8.43%

Smithfield Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 28 0.23% 84 0.70% 112 0.93%
Kindergarten 142 1.18% 42 0.35% 184 1.53%
Grades 1-4 516 4.30% 27 0.23% 543 4.53%
Grades 5-8 473 3.95% 36 0.30% 509 4.25%
Grades 9-12 451 3.76% 45 0.38% 496 4.14%
Undergrad college 506 4.22% 2,040 17.02% 2,546 21.24%
Graduate or professional school 86 0.72% 62 0.52% 148 1.23%
Total 2,202 18.37% 2,336 19.49% 4,538 37.86%

Smithfield 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.


Smithfield Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 974
Smithfield Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Smithfield Public Benefits Information Back to top
Smithfield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 9,076 94.66%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 512 5.34%

Smithfield 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.


Smithfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Smithfield Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,092 9.11%
10-19 Years 2,270 18.94%
20-29 Years 1,955 16.31%
30-39 Years 1,619 13.51%
40-49 Years 1,748 14.58%
50-59 Years 1,359 11.34%
60-69 Years 799 6.67%
70-79 Years 621 5.18%
80-89 Years 419 3.50%
90+ Years 105 0.88%

Smithfield Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,050 50.47%
Color 1 Box Female 5,937 49.53%

Smithfield Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 11,469 95.68%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 141 1.18%
Color 2 Box Asian 139 1.16%
Color 1 Box African-American 137 1.14%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 91 0.76%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 6 0.05%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Smithfield Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 3,601 25.03%
2. Irish 2,512 17.46%
3. English 1,735 12.06%
4. French Non-Basque 1,438 10.00%
5. French Canadian 1,151 8.00%
6. German 760 5.28%
7. Polish 625 4.34%
8. Portuguese 585 4.07%
9. United States Or American 371 2.58%
10. Swedish 243 1.69%

Smithfield Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 10,832 94.29%
2. French 149 1.30%
3. Italian 118 1.03%
4. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 92 0.80%
5. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 72 0.63%
6. Vietnamese 40 0.35%
7. Hindi 36 0.31%
8. Hebrew 36 0.31%
9. Korean 26 0.23%
10. Other Asian 23 0.20%

Smithfield Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 11,572 96.93%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 162 1.36%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 204 1.71%

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Smithfield 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.


Smithfield Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
02917