Klamath vs Smith River

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

Klamath 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 816 in Klamath). Smith River has the higher median household income ($100,461 vs $48,250 in Klamath). Smith River has the higher median home value ($345,800 vs $244,500 in Klamath).

Population, income & housing

	Klamath	Smith River
Population	816	1,270
Median age	53.5 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,250	$100,461
Median home value	$244,500	$345,800
Median gross rent	$995	—
Housing units	498	425
Homeownership rate	73.4%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	20.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Klamath	Smith River
Population	632 → 816 (+29.1%)	498 → 1,270 (+155.0%)
Median household income	$35,455 → $48,250 (+36.1%)	$69,167 → $100,461 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$123,500 → $244,500 (+98.0%)	$227,900 → $345,800 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $995 (+27.7%)	—

Klamath

Population

632816

Median household income

$35,455$48,250

Median home value

$123,500$244,500

Median gross rent

$779$995

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)

	Klamath	Smith River
Under 5	3.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	26.2%
18 to 24	2.1%	12.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	6.9%	19.5%
45 to 54	15.7%	3.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	6.9%
65 to 74	15.8%	7.7%
75 and over	12.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Klamath	Smith River
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	52.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41.8%	20.6%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Klamath	Smith River
No high school diploma	13.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.7%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Klamath	Smith River
Drove alone	60.9%	94.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	0.0%
Public transit	3.1%	6.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Klamath	Smith River
1-unit, detached	61.6%	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	38.4%	33.2%

Poverty & households

	Klamath	Smith River
Poverty rate	26.0%	7.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1978	1976