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Smithfield, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Smithfield is a Census borough of 1,050 people across 0.72 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $62,031, 72.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $220,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Smithfield
What Smithfield is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.72 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,467 plus or minus 317
- County holding the largest share of its areaFayette 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.
Smithfield
How many people live in Smithfield
- Population1,050 plus or minus 227
- Median age42.5
- Population under 18231 plus or minus 76
- Share under 1822.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over196 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent
- Households444
- Family households291 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families65.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smithfield
Income and work in Smithfield
- Median household income$62,031 plus or minus $15,631
- Per capita income$33,773
- Civilian labor force530 plus or minus 137
- Employed485 plus or minus 125
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over763
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Smithfield
- Housing units471
- Occupied units444
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied322 plus or minus 74
- Renter occupied122 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate72.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,200 plus or minus $36,549
- Median gross rent, monthly$950 plus or minus $325
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units372 plus or minus 81
- Share single family79.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more75 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more15.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Smithfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute421 plus or minus 115
- Commuting under 15 minutes67 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more139 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.0 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Drove alone70.4 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Carpooled14.4 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home11.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smithfield
SBA loans in Smithfield (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$220,000
- Average approval$73,333
- Median approval$30,000
- Largest approval$170,000
- Jobs supported32
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Smithfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Smithfield
Flood risk in Smithfield
- NFIP communityBorough of Smithfield
- NFIP community number421618
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/17
The Borough of Smithfield does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421618 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.
Fayette County, not Smithfield
Fayette County context, not Smithfield figures
- Establishments in Fayette County2,485
- Covered employment, Fayette County37,892
- Average annual pay, Fayette County$51,069
- Housing units permitted, Fayette County189
Every figure in this section is published for Fayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Smithfield.
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
Smithfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Smithfield, Pennsylvania?
1,050, in 444 households. Smithfield borough covers 0.72 square miles of land, which is 1,467 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Smithfield in?
Fayette 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 Smithfield?
$62,031. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,200. Median gross rent is $950 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Smithfield businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $220,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $30,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Smithfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Smithfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Smithfield. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Smithfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Smithfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Smithfield, borough of, community 421618, 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 Smithfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fayette 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 Smithfield.
Is zoning published for Smithfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.