Smith CornerCA
It is a town of 718 residents in California.
Is Smith Corner a good place to live?
Smith Corner’s midsummer high is 99°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Smith Corner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
718 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Smith Corner.
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Smith Corner work out of town
Smith Corner: 25% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Shafter (18%), Bakersfield (16%) and Wasco (5%). The mean commuting time here is 22 minutes.
| Smith Corner | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Smith Corner: mild winters and hot summers
The town’s January low is recorded as 40°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Smith Corner is
Nearly two in five adults sleep under 7 hours in Smith Corner. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Smith Corner is ahead of California on 2 and behind on 17. Among adults here, 34% worry about having enough food and 37% get no exercise outside work.
| Smith Corner | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Smith Corner | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 31.6% | 35.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.9% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Smith Corner, mostly earthquakes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Smith Corner, 48% come from earthquakes and 34% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Smith Corner
Dignity Health Arena and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smith Corner. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaDignity Health Arena
16 mi MuseumKern County Museum85K visitors a year22 mi Zoo & aquariumCalifornia Living Museum
17 mi MuseumBakersfield Museum of Art16 mi City parkPatriots ParkPhoto credits
Dignity Health Arena: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Kern County Museum: (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bakersfield Museum of Art: Skyman9999. Skyman9999, CC0
Moving to Smith Corner: who provides what
Smith Corner is unincorporated, so Kern County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Smith Corner for work
Where Smith Corner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Smith Corner
About 8 of every 100 Smith Corner residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Smith Corner
Census-designated place in California, United States
Smith Corner is a census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Shafter, at an elevation of 331 feet (101 m). The population was 594 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 331 ft
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