Gasquet vs Smith River

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

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

Smith River has the higher population (1,270 vs 392 in Gasquet). Smith River has the higher median household income ($100,461 vs $46,620 in Gasquet). Gasquet has the higher median home value ($365,300 vs $345,800 in Smith River).

Population, income & housing

	Gasquet	Smith River
Population	392	1,270
Median age	61.8 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,620	$100,461
Median home value	$365,300	$345,800
Median gross rent	$882	—
Housing units	374	425
Homeownership rate	80.9%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gasquet	Smith River
Population	685 → 392 (-42.8%)	498 → 1,270 (+155.0%)
Median household income	$37,321 → $46,620 (+24.9%)	$69,167 → $100,461 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$165,600 → $365,300 (+120.6%)	$227,900 → $345,800 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $882 (+20.3%)	—

Gasquet

Population

685392

Median household income

$37,321$46,620

Median home value

$165,600$365,300

Median gross rent

$733$882

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)

	Gasquet	Smith River
Under 5	4.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	4.8%	26.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	2.8%	19.5%
45 to 54	4.8%	3.2%
55 to 64	35.5%	6.9%
65 to 74	21.7%	7.7%
75 and over	14.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gasquet	Smith River
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	52.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	20.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	15.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gasquet	Smith River
No high school diploma	4.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.8%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gasquet	Smith River
Drove alone	100.0%	94.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	6.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gasquet	Smith River
1-unit, detached	53.2%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39.3%	33.2%

Poverty & households

	Gasquet	Smith River
Poverty rate	27.3%	7.7%
Average household size	1.63	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	13
Median year structure built	2000	1976