WautecCA
A town of 6.
Is Wautec a good place to live?
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Wautec, against 10% in California’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 848 California towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Wautec. Wautec has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
6 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Redwood National Park and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wautec. Close and well known come first.
5 mi National ParkRedwood National Park1.2M visitors a year
10 mi State parkPrairie Creek Redwoods State Park
26 mi National forestSix Rivers National Forest
32 mi State parkJedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
38 mi Ancient siteBrother Jonathan
36 mi MuseumArcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife SanctuaryPhoto credits
Redwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain · Six Rivers National Forest: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0 · Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park: Mario Vaden (talk · contribs), Public domain · Brother Jonathan: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary: Monotropa_uniflora (talk) (Uploads), Public domain
Moving to Wautec: who provides what
Wautec is unincorporated, so Humboldt 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wautec.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Wautec, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 99% of U.S. communities. 55% of Wautec’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 20%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Wautec’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified school district runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Norton ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 12 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Wautec
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 36° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Wautec smoke cigarettes than in the typical California or U.S. town
Among adults in Wautec, 39% feel lonely. Of 32 CDC measures, Wautec beats the California average on 1 and trails it on 23.
| Wautec | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wautec | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.3% | 10.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 31% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wautec
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wautec; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Wautec residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Wautec
Census-designated place in California, United States
Wautec is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located within the Yurok Indian Reservation, in the valley of the Klamath River, 20 miles (32 km) northeast (downstream) of Weitchpec. As of the 2020 census, Wautec had a population of 48.
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- Elevation
- 935 ft
Questions about Wautec
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wautec, CA a good place to live?
Wautec has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.