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Smiley, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Smiley is a Census city of 543 people across 0.52 square miles of land, in Gonzales County. Median household income is $36,750, 74.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Smiley
What Smiley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.52 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,042 plus or minus 378
- County holding the largest share of its areaGonzales 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.
Smiley
How many people live in Smiley
- Population543 plus or minus 197
- Median age36.7 plus or minus 14.5
- Population under 18100 plus or minus 57
- Share under 1818.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Population 65 and over94 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households205 plus or minus 70
- Family households130 plus or minus 56
- Share of households that are families63.4 percent plus or minus 16.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smiley
Income and work in Smiley
- Median household income$36,750 plus or minus $19,565
- Per capita income$20,938 plus or minus $4,319
- Civilian labor force243 plus or minus 102
- Employed222 plus or minus 97
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate8.6 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Adults 25 and over396 plus or minus 128
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smiley
Housing in Smiley
- Housing units220 plus or minus 72
- Occupied units205 plus or minus 70
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied152 plus or minus 55
- Renter occupied53 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate74.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$135,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$921 plus or minus $437
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.1 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Single family units150 plus or minus 64
- Share single family68.2 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes70 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smiley
How Smiley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute222 plus or minus 97
- Commuting under 15 minutes48 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.6 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more166 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more74.8 percent
- Drove alone82.4 percent
- Carpooled17.6 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Smiley
Flood risk in Smiley
- NFIP communityCity of Smiley
- NFIP community number481162
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Smiley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481162 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.
Gonzales County, not Smiley
Gonzales County context, not Smiley figures
- Establishments in Gonzales County405
- Covered employment, Gonzales County7,180
- Average annual pay, Gonzales County$54,216
- Housing units permitted, Gonzales County14
Every figure in this section is published for Gonzales County as a whole and is not a measurement of Smiley.
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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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
Smiley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Smiley, Texas?
543, in 205 households. Smiley city covers 0.52 square miles of land, which is 1,042 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Smiley in?
Gonzales 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 Smiley?
$36,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $135,300. Median gross rent is $921 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Smiley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Smiley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Smiley, city of, community 481162, 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 Smiley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Gonzales 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 Smiley.
Is zoning published for Smiley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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