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Gasquet - Smith River, CA

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Overview


Gasquet - Smith River is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 3,724 people and just one neighborhood, Gasquet - Smith River is the 569th largest community in California.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gasquet - Smith River is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gasquet - Smith River is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gasquet - Smith River who work in healthcare (14.21%), sales jobs (10.36%), and healthcare suport services (9.55%).

Of important note, Gasquet - Smith River is also a town of artists. Gasquet - Smith River has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Gasquet - Smith River’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Gasquet - Smith River is worth considering.

Gasquet - Smith River is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Gasquet - Smith River is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Gasquet - Smith River who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.50% of the adults in Gasquet - Smith River have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gasquet - Smith River in 2018 was $37,448, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,792 for a family of four. However, Gasquet - Smith River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gasquet - Smith River is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gasquet - Smith River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gasquet - Smith River residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Gasquet - Smith River also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gasquet - Smith River include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Gasquet - Smith River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America. is a neighborhood that is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Many times, such places have amenities that bring locals and visitors to the waterfront for recreational activities or to check out the scenery. In some densely populated areas that are less financially well-off, the neighborhood waterfront can be relatively industrial and less open to recreation. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 5.7% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in California, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in California.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 6.2% have Norwegian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Gasquet - Smith River are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 38.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.4%), and 16.6% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Gasquet - Smith River, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (14.3%). There are also a number of people of Native American ancestry (12.3%), and residents who report Mexican roots (9.5%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (9.3%), along with some English ancestry residents (7.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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