Smith Corner is a census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located south of Shafter, at an elevation of . The population was 594 at the 2020 census.
Demographics
Smith Corner first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
2020 census +Smith Corner CDP, California – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)774814.69%8.08%Black or African American alone (NH)210.38%0.17%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1110.19%1.85%Asian alone (NH)100.19%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)010.00%0.17%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)3160.57%2.69%Hispanic or Latino (any race)44051783.97%87.04%Total524594 100.00%100.00%
The 2020 United States census reported that Smith Corner had a population of 594. The population density was . The racial makeup of Smith Corner was 149 (25.1%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 15 (2.5%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 357 (60.1%) from other races, and 72 (12.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 517 persons (87.0%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 148 households, out of which 65 (43.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 68 (45.9%) were married-couple households, 12 (8.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 40 (27.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 28 (18.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 19 households (12.8%) were one person, and 5 (3.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.01. There were 121 families (81.8% of all households).
The age distribution was 203 people (34.2%) under the age of 18, 61 people (10.3%) aged 18 to 24, 155 people (26.1%) aged 25 to 44, 129 people (21.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 46 people (7.7%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 29.2years. For every 100 females, there were 80.5 males.
There were 160 housing units at an average density of , of which 148 (92.5%) were occupied. Of these, 58 (39.2%) were owner-occupied, and 90 (60.8%) were occupied by renters.
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