Bertsch-Oceanview vs Smith River

A side-by-side comparison of Bertsch-Oceanview and Smith River: population, income, housing, and more.

Bertsch-Oceanview and Smith River are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bertsch-Oceanview has the higher population (2,197 vs 1,270 in Smith River). Smith River has the higher median household income ($100,461 vs $73,229 in Bertsch-Oceanview). Smith River has the higher median home value ($345,800 vs $208,300 in Bertsch-Oceanview).

Population, income & housing

	Bertsch-Oceanview	Smith River
Population	2,197	1,270
Median age	48.3 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,229	$100,461
Median home value	$208,300	$345,800
Median gross rent	$1,696	—
Housing units	985	425
Homeownership rate	84.0%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bertsch-Oceanview	Smith River
Population	1,988 → 2,197 (+10.5%)	498 → 1,270 (+155.0%)
Median household income	$41,471 → $73,229 (+76.6%)	$69,167 → $100,461 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$165,500 → $208,300 (+25.9%)	$227,900 → $345,800 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,165 → $1,696 (+45.6%)	—

Bertsch-Oceanview

Population

1,9882,197

Median household income

$41,471$73,229

Median home value

$165,500$208,300

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,696

Smith River

Population

4981,270

Median household income

$69,167$100,461

Median home value

$227,900$345,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bertsch-Oceanview	Smith River
Under 5	4.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	26.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	12.0%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	19.5%
45 to 54	17.0%	3.2%
55 to 64	14.9%	6.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	7.7%
75 and over	8.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bertsch-Oceanview	Smith River
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	52.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.1%	20.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	6.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bertsch-Oceanview	Smith River
No high school diploma	12.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.8%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	46.4%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bertsch-Oceanview	Smith River
Drove alone	73.8%	94.0%
Carpooled	12.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	6.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bertsch-Oceanview	Smith River
1-unit, detached	68.0%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.0%	33.2%

Poverty & households

	Bertsch-Oceanview	Smith River
Poverty rate	8.7%	7.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	17	13
Median year structure built	1987	1976