McCall vs Smiths Ferry

A side-by-side comparison of McCall and Smiths Ferry: population, income, housing, and more.

McCall and Smiths Ferry are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McCall has the higher population (3,847 vs 53 in Smiths Ferry). Smiths Ferry has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $60,197 in McCall). Since 2019, McCall's population has grown faster (+14.9% vs -47.5%).

Population, income & housing

	McCall	Smiths Ferry
Population	3,847	53
Median age	38.2 yrs	69.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,197	$83,750
Median home value	$564,500	—
Median gross rent	$995	—
Housing units	4,292	19
Homeownership rate	78.6%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.0%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCall	Smiths Ferry
Population	3,347 → 3,847 (+14.9%)	101 → 53 (-47.5%)
Median household income	$50,711 → $60,197 (+18.7%)	$56,071 → $83,750 (+49.4%)
Median home value	$339,900 → $564,500 (+66.1%)	$784,100 → $837,000 (+6.7%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $995 (+31.8%)	—

McCall

Population

3,3473,847

Median household income

$50,711$60,197

Median home value

$339,900$564,500

Median gross rent

$755$995

Smiths Ferry

Population

10153

Median household income

$56,071$83,750

Median home value

$784,100$837,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCall	Smiths Ferry
Under 5	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	7.5%
65 to 74	22.8%	75.5%
75 and over	6.3%	17.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCall	Smiths Ferry
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	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	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCall	Smiths Ferry
No high school diploma	11.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.9%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCall	Smiths Ferry
Drove alone	61.7%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.6%	100.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCall	Smiths Ferry
1-unit, detached	74.5%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	McCall	Smiths Ferry
Poverty rate	20.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.87	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	7	—
Median year structure built	1993	1976