Samoa

Population: 163
Median household income: $44,569

Samoa, a community in Humboldt County, California, has 163 residents. At $44,569, its median household income sits below Humboldt County's $61,135.

Between 2019 and 2023, Samoa's population declined 23.1% from 212 to 163, while its median household income rose 8.5% from $41,094 to $44,569.

The median resident is 23.6 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 32.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 163
Median age: 23.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,569
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,131
Housing units: 93
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
Unemployment rate: 21.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

212163

Median household income

$41,094$44,569

Median gross rent

$1,155$1,131

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	212	$41,094	$1,155
2020	211	$39,183	$1,076
2021	237	$39,700	$1,130
2022	223	$44,737	$1,163
2023	163	$44,569	$1,131

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 2432.5%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 543.1%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	4.9%
5 to 17	32	19.6%
18 to 24	53	32.5%
25 to 34	13	8.0%
35 to 44	12	7.4%
45 to 54	5	3.1%
55 to 64	14	8.6%
65 to 74	23	14.1%
75 and over	3	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	106	65.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	1.2%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	33.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's55.7%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	28	40.0%
Some college or associate's	39	55.7%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone62.5%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked15.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means5.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45	62.5%
Carpooled	4	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	15.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	11.1%
Other means	4	5.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33	51.6%
15 to 29 min	31	48.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 3.7% (6 of 163)

	Count	Share
Family households	37	61.7%
Nonfamily households	23	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	60	64.5%
Vacant	33	35.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	60	100.0%

1-unit, detached95.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	89	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	4	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0664392
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8146, -124.1892