Dobbins vs Smartsville

A side-by-side comparison of Dobbins and Smartsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dobbins has the higher population (511 vs 198 in Smartsville). Smartsville has the higher median household income ($78,664 vs $51,827 in Dobbins). Smartsville has the higher median home value ($425,500 vs $411,100 in Dobbins).

Population, income & housing

	Dobbins	Smartsville
Population	511	198
Median age	60.0 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,827	$78,664
Median home value	$411,100	$425,500
Housing units	327	73
Homeownership rate	89.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobbins	Smartsville
Population	346 → 511 (+47.7%)	267 → 198 (-25.8%)
Median household income	$48,984 → $51,827 (+5.8%)	$44,231 → $78,664 (+77.8%)
Median home value	$386,600 → $411,100 (+6.3%)	$380,800 → $425,500 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $1,106 (+4.0%)

Dobbins

Population

346511

Median household income

$48,984$51,827

Median home value

$386,600$411,100

Smartsville

Population

267198

Median household income

$44,231$78,664

Median home value

$380,800$425,500

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobbins	Smartsville
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	26.3%
18 to 24	4.9%	0.5%
25 to 34	7.6%	37.4%
35 to 44	8.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	19.2%	1.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	28.4%	10.1%
75 and over	14.9%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobbins	Smartsville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobbins	Smartsville
No high school diploma	5.7%	18.6%
High school graduate	14.6%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	47.4%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobbins	Smartsville
Drove alone	70.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dobbins	Smartsville
1-unit, detached	57.5%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	12.2%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dobbins	Smartsville
Poverty rate	20.5%	2.0%
Average household size	2.03	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1993	1961