18 and over, there were 86.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,193. About 23.3% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 34.5% of those age 65 or over. Education Public schools are operated by the Lee County School District. Students are zoned to Lee County High School. Notable people Bessie Jones (1902-1984), gospel and folk singer Bill McAfee (1907-1958), baseball player and mayor William J. Sears (1874-1944), congressman from Florida Jeffery Waters (1989-2019), second African American to serve as Command Master Chief of Naval Air Station Jacksonville (2016-2019) Ja'Lia Taylor (1989-Present) First woman to run for Mayor of Smithville. First African American to receive a PhD in Special Education from Smithville, Ga. Founder of KimRose Brown Academy and Founder of Rare Genetics by Lia Jai']] Hudson Woodbridge (1904-1981), aka Tampa Red, musician in Blues Hall of Fame Gallery References External links Smithville - State of Georgia Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Lee County, Georgia Albany metropolitan area, Georgia