Editing Smith County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 4292
|1860= 13392
|1870= 16532
|1880= 21863
|1890= 28324
|1900= 37370
|1910= 41746
|1920= 46769
|1930= 53123
|1940= 69090
|1950= 74701
|1960= 86350
|1970= 97096
|1980= 128366
|1990= 151309
|2000= 174706
|2010= 209714
|2020= 233479
|estyear=2022
|estimate=241757
|estref=<ref name="World Population Review">{{cite web |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-counties/tx/smith-county-population |title=Smith County, Texas Population 2022 |publisher=World Population Review |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 10, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Smith County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Smith County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48423&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Smith County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48423&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Smith County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48423&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|118,598
|130,246
|style='background: #ffffe6; |134,452
|67.88%
|62.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57.59%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|33,129
|37,195
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38,003
|18.96%
|17.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.28%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|562
|734
|style='background: #ffffe6; |746
|0.32%
|0.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,201
|2,550
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,129
|0.69%
|1.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.77%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|29
|63
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77
|0.02%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|119
|225
|style='background: #ffffe6; |695
|0.07%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,547
|2,613
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,096
|0.89%
|1.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|19,521
|36,088
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47,281
|11.17%
|17.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.25%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''174,706'''
|'''209,714'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''233,479'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

In the [[2010 United States census|2010 U.S. census]], Smith County had a population of 209,714, up from its 1850 population of 4,292.<ref name="2010CensusP2" /> By the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population increased to 233,479.<ref name="2020CensusP2" /> Among its population in 2010, the racial and ethnic makeup was 62.11% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 17.74% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.35% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] or [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]], 1.22% [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone, 0.03% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] or other [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.11% some other race, 3.47% [[Multiracial Americans|multiracial]], and 17.21% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race. In 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 57.59% non-Hispanic white, 16.28% Black or African American, 0.32% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.77% Asian alone, 0.03% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 0.30% some other race, 3.47% multiracial and 20.25% Hispanic or Latino of any race; 2020's census statistics reflected state and nationwide demographic trends of greater diversification within the U.S. overall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frey |first=William H. |date=July 1, 2020 |title=The nation is diversifying even faster than predicted, according to new census data |url=https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-census-data-shows-the-nation-is-diversifying-even-faster-than-predicted/ |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2021 |title=America is becoming more urban, more diverse and less white, 2020 Census reveals |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/america-is-becoming-more-urban-more-diverse-and-less-white-2020-census-reveals |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref>

At the 2021 [[American Community Survey]], Smith County had a median household income of $63,115; its mean household income was $86,661.<ref>{{Cite web |title=S1901 INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2021 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) - 2021: ACS 1-Year Estimates - Smith County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Smith%20County,%20Texas%20median%20income |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=July 1, 2021}}</ref> Among the owner-occupied housing units of the county, the median value was $169,600, and there was a median real estate tax of $2,634.<ref>{{Cite web |title=S2506 FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR HOUSING UNITS WITH A MORTGAGE - 2021: ACS 1-Year Estimates - Smith County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Smith%20County,%20Texas%20median%20income&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S2506|date=July 1, 2021}}</ref> Owner-occupied housing units without a mortgage had a median value of $173,700 and median real estate tax of $2,203.<ref>{{Cite web |title=S2507 FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR HOUSING UNITS WITHOUT A MORTGAGE - 2021: ACS 1-Year Estimates - Smith County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Smith%20County,%20Texas%20median%20income&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S2507 |date=July 1, 2021|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Throughout the county, an estimated 12.51% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=S1701 POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS- 2021: ACS 1-Year Estimates - Smith County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Smith%20County,%20Texas%20poverty|date=July 1, 2021 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>