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Smiths Station is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is a part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area, but is more closely tied to the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is also known as Smiths, although the official name is Smiths Station. According to the local legend, a postmaster around 1960 grew tired of writing Smiths Station, so he took it upon himself to drop "Station" from the name of the community. Smiths Station was officially incorporated in June 2001, and is as of 2004 Alabama's second newest city next to Center Point. In the 2000 census prior to incorporation, the population of Smiths Station community was 21,756, though as of 2004 only 4,437 lived in the city proper. Smiths Station has tripled in population over the past 10-15 years and is a bedroom community of Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama. Smiths Station High School has an enrollment of 1,600+ students and is the 10th largest high school in the state.

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Among the most common occupations in Smiths Station are Sales and office occupations, 30%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 16%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Smiths Station, Alabama work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Smiths Station Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, project manager jobs, physician assistant jobs, store manager jobs, drivers jobs and retail consultant jobs.

The leading industries in Smiths Station, Alabama are Manufacturing, 16%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Smiths Station job listings indicate that the following industries in Smiths Station are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Trauma Centers, Retail Lumberyards and Home Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Smiths Station, Alabama is $27,976, and the median income of households in Smiths Station was $43,977.

Smiths Station has an unemployment rate of 3.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Smiths Station Trends data, the number of Smiths Station, Alabama jobs has not changed since November 2006.

Population of Smiths Station Total population 21,756 Male 49.61% Female 50.39% Median age 31.8     Smiths Station Housing Owner-occupied homes 82.1% Median cost of a home $92,800 Median mortgage payment $604 Renter-occupied homes 17.9% Vacant housing 7.5% Median monthly rent $483     Average Income Median for all male full-time $32,246 Median for all female full-time $23,707     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 21% $50,000 to $74,999 25% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 18% Currently married 65% Separated 1% Widowed 5% Divorced 10%     Race White 86% Black or African American 13% Asian 0% Other 1%     Smiths Station Commute Carpool 11.6% Public transportation 0.1% Average travel time 27 minutes

• Smiths postal carrier robbed, locked in mail truck for hours
• Districts hire new principals
• Lockhart Evaluation
• City council's Bob Sawyer decides to retire
• Status hearing set for man charged in student's murder