Is Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County), PA growing?

Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County), PA had an estimated 4,350 (±23) residents in 2020–2024, against 4,507 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of −3.5%, a measurable decrease.

Its housing went from 381 to 611 homes (+60.4%), a measurable increase.

1.1% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on .

Residents now
4,350 (±23)
Amount of change
−3.5%
Homes change
+60.4%
Built 2020 or later
1.1%

Residents and homes in Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County), 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents4,507 (±17)4,350 (±23)−3.5%Measurable decrease
Housing units381 (±160)611 (±74)+60.4%Measurable increase
Households that rent38.8% (±6.9 points)33.6% (±6.8 points)−5.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$738 (±$109)$1,007 (±$147)+36.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$99,800 (±$7,087)$156,400 (±$13,625)+56.7%Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County) against Huntingdon County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
ResidentsVerdictHousing units
Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County)−3.5%Measurable decrease+60.4%
Huntingdon County−3.8%Measurable decrease−7.5%
Pennsylvania+1.8%Measurable increase+2.0%
United States+3.1%Measurable increase+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County)

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year builtSmithfield Township (Huntingdon County)Huntingdon CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
2020 or later1.1% (±1.5 points)0.3%1.0%2.0%
2010 to 201911.3% (±4.5 points)5.4%5.1%9.4%
2000 to 20096.1% (±3.7 points)10.6%8.1%13.6%

12.4% of the homes in Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County) were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 40.0 years.

Growth in places near Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County)

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
PlaceDistanceResidents nowAmount of changeVerdict
Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County)—4,350−3.5%Measurable decrease
Huntingdon1.8 mi6,897−1.1%Measurable decrease
McConnellstown2.2 mi1,428−6.3%Not a measurable change
Juniata Township (Huntingdon County)4.1 mi411−0.2%Not a measurable change
Walker Township (Huntingdon County)4.6 mi2,111−11.5%Not a measurable change
Henderson Township (Huntingdon County)5.0 mi769−19.2%Not a measurable change
Oneida Township5.2 mi1,136+24.3%Not a measurable change
Porter Township (Huntingdon County)5.8 mi1,771−3.8%Not a measurable change
Mill Creek5.9 mi319+2.2%Not a measurable change

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County)

Is Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County) growing?

Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County), PA had an estimated 4,350 residents in 2020–2024 and 4,507 in 2015–2019, a change of −3.5%: a measurable decrease by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County)?

The estimated number of housing units went from 381 in 2015–2019 to 611 in 2020–2024 (+60.4%), a measurable increase.

How much new construction is there in Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County)?

1.1% of homes in Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County) were built in 2020 or later and 11.3% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Smithfield township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:71328, in state:42 county:061).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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