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Smithton, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Smithton is a Census village of 3,680 people across 4.51 square miles of land, in St. Clair County. Median household income is $135,455, 93.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $362,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Smithton
What Smithton is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area4.51 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land816
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Clair County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Smithton
- Population3,680
- Median age45.6
- Population under 18826 plus or minus 205
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over984 plus or minus 241
- Share 65 and over26.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Households1,432
- Family households1,128
- Share of households that are families78.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smithton
Income and work in Smithton
- Median household income$135,455
- Per capita income$51,499
- Civilian labor force1,907
- Employed1,845
- Unemployed62 plus or minus 51
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over2,614
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Smithton
- Housing units1,445
- Occupied units1,432
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied1,340
- Renter occupied92 plus or minus 87
- Ownership rate93.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$256,300
- Single family units1,348
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more1.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Mobile homes76 plus or minus 65
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Smithton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,547
- Commuting under 15 minutes157 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more818 plus or minus 211
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.9 percent
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home17.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smithton
SBA loans in Smithton (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$362,000
- Average approval$120,667
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$312,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval2.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Smithton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Smithton
Flood risk in Smithton
- NFIP communityVillage of Smithton
- NFIP community number170892
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/05/03
The Village of Smithton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170892 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Clair County, not Smithton
St. Clair County context, not Smithton figures
- Establishments in St. Clair County4,973
- Covered employment, St. Clair County89,981
- Average annual pay, St. Clair County$57,001
- Housing units permitted, St. Clair County740
Every figure in this section is published for St. Clair County as a whole and is not a measurement of Smithton.
All St. Clair County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Smithton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Smithton, Illinois?
3,680, in 1,432 households. Smithton village covers 4.51 square miles of land, which is 816 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Smithton in?
St. Clair County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Smithton?
$135,455. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $256,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Smithton businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $362,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Smithton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Smithton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Smithton. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Smithton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Smithton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Smithton, village of, community 170892, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Smithton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Clair County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Smithton.
Is zoning published for Smithton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.