Smith River, CA Demographics

A map of Smith River's Population by Race

Smith River, California had a population of 906 in 2020. It was 47.7% White, 0.1% Black, 0.0% Asian, 37.3% Hispanic, 9.9% Native American/Other, and 5.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Smith River, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,611 places in California, Smith River is the 1102nd most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Smith River's White Population

432 residents of Smith River identify as White, or 47.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Smith River larger than the White share of the population of California (34.7% White). Of the 1,611 places in California, Smith River is ranked #970 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Smith River is more White than neighboring Crescent City (42.4% White). Smith River is less White than neighboring Fort Dick (73.4% White), Hiouchi (82.8% White), Harbor (83.6% White), and Bertsch-Oceanview (62.6% White).

Smith River's Black Population

1 residents of Smith River identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Smith River slightly less than the Black share of the population of California (5.4% Black). Of the 1,611 places in California, Smith River is ranked #1307 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Smith River is less Black than neighboring Hiouchi (1% Black), Harbor (0.3% Black), Crescent City (10.8% Black), and Bertsch-Oceanview (0.5% Black).

Smith River's Asian Population

0 residents of Smith River identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Smith River less than the Asian share of the population of California (15.1% Asian). Of the 1,611 places in California, Smith River is ranked #1439 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Smith River is less Asian than neighboring Fort Dick (1.1% Asian), Hiouchi (1.3% Asian), Harbor (0.9% Asian), Crescent City (4.3% Asian), and Bertsch-Oceanview (2% Asian).

Smith River's Hispanic Population

338 residents of Smith River identify as Hispanic, or 37.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Smith River roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of California (39.4% Hispanic). Of the 1,611 places in California, Smith River is ranked #517 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Smith River is more Hispanic than neighboring Fort Dick (8% Hispanic), Hiouchi (5.1% Hispanic), Harbor (6.9% Hispanic), Crescent City (32.7% Hispanic), and Bertsch-Oceanview (13.8% Hispanic).

Smith River's Native American/Other Population

90 residents of Smith River identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 9.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Smith River slightly larger than the Native American/Other share of the population of California (1.3% Native American/Other). Of the 1,611 places in California, Smith River is ranked #31 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Smith River is more Native American/Other than neighboring Hiouchi (4.8% Native American/Other), Harbor (1.6% Native American/Other), and Crescent City (4.9% Native American/Other). Smith River is less Native American/Other than neighboring Fort Dick (12% Native American/Other), and Bertsch-Oceanview (13.4% Native American/Other).

Smith River's Multiracial Population

45 residents of Smith River identify as Multiracial, or 5.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Smith River roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of California (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 1,611 places in California, Smith River is ranked #712 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Smith River is more Multiracial than neighboring Crescent City (4.9% Multiracial). Smith River is less Multiracial than neighboring Fort Dick (5.5% Multiracial), Hiouchi (5.1% Multiracial), Harbor (6.7% Multiracial), and Bertsch-Oceanview (7.7% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.