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Smethport, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Smethport is a Census borough of 1,462 people across 1.68 square miles of land, in McKean County. Median household income is $60,455, 70.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Smethport
What Smethport is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.68 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land870
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcKean 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.
Smethport
How many people live in Smethport
- Population1,462
- Median age44.8
- Population under 18384 plus or minus 101
- Share under 1826.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over379 plus or minus 89
- Share 65 and over25.9 percent
- Households640
- Family households323
- Share of households that are families50.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smethport
Income and work in Smethport
- Median household income$60,455 plus or minus $16,495
- Per capita income$59,701 plus or minus $36,386
- Civilian labor force557
- Employed519
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over1,002
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smethport
Housing in Smethport
- Housing units755
- Occupied units640
- Vacant units115 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate15.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied450
- Renter occupied190 plus or minus 72
- Ownership rate70.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$762
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units440
- Share single family58.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more193 plus or minus 72
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Mobile homes122 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smethport
How Smethport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute485
- Commuting under 15 minutes236 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.7 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more104 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Drove alone70.4 percent
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smethport
Flood risk in Smethport
- NFIP communityBorough of Smethport
- NFIP community number420672
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/22/16
The Borough of Smethport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420672 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.
McKean County, not Smethport
McKean County context, not Smethport figures
- Establishments in McKean County933
- Covered employment, McKean County13,930
- Average annual pay, McKean County$50,225
- Housing units permitted, McKean County27
Every figure in this section is published for McKean County as a whole and is not a measurement of Smethport.
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.
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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
Smethport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Smethport, Pennsylvania?
1,462, in 640 households. Smethport borough covers 1.68 square miles of land, which is 870 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Smethport in?
McKean 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 Smethport?
$60,455. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,100. Median gross rent is $762 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Smethport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Smethport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Smethport, borough of, community 420672, 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 Smethport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McKean 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 Smethport.
Is zoning published for Smethport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.