2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Smith River, CA vs Ferndale, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Ferndale, is 28% less than it is in Smith River and is 10% below the National Average.
- Smith River unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Ferndale unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Smith River, CAFerndale, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,531  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,500$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,739  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Smith River, CAFerndale, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock17.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K24.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Smith River, CAFerndale, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services4.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement8.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.3%13.1%
Reviews for Smith River    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Drove into 'metro' Smith River four days ago and the population sign said 2021! Way different number than 866? When did Sperling's Best Places get the  More

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Reviews for Ferndale    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Beautiful town physically, but that's it. The town police chief and city manager are both corrupt and colluding with illegal growers. This town is nothing but  More

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