What is the population of Smith River CDP?

Smith River CDP has 1,270 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #997 of 1,618 in California.

What is the median household income in Smith River CDP?

Median household income in Smith River CDP is $100,461 a year, 27.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Smith River CDP?

Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $345,800.

Is Smith River CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Smith River CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market.

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Smith River, CA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Smith River, California (Smith River, CA — Census place “Smith River CDP”) is 1,270 residents, ranking #997 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $100,461, the median home is worth $345,800 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Smith River California ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Smith River, CA: 95567.

Population: 1,270Smith River CDP residents
Median household income: $100,461Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $345,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: —Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 29.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.7%Owner-occupied households

Smith River ZIP codes (California)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Smith River.

The Smith River CA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

95567

What the numbers mean in Smith River CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 76.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Smith River CDP, CA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Smith River CDP is a small town in California, with 1,270 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #997 of 1,618 ranked by population — larger than 38% of them. The median age here is 29.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Smith River CDP earn a median of $100,461 a year, 27.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 10% above the $91,111 median for the 1,050 California cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 7.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Smith River CDP is valued at $345,800, 14% above the national figure and 41% below the $589,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

A median age of 29.4 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.

The Census withheld gross rent for Smith River CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Smith River CDP?: Smith River CDP has 1,270 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #997 of 1,618 in California.
What is the median household income in Smith River CDP?: Median household income in Smith River CDP is $100,461 a year, 27.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Smith River CDP?: Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $345,800.
Is Smith River CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Smith River CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market.
How current is this Smith River CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.