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Dos Palos, CA

5,765 Population
1.3 square miles 4,272.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±3.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 31.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,715 ±$4,636 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Merced, CA Metro Area: $28,030 ±$830
  • about half the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,367 ±$17,018 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Merced, CA Metro Area: $65,510 ±$2,304
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.6% ±7% (1,009  ±399) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 19.1% 54,568 (±1.2% / ±3,516)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.1 minutes ±3.7 (50,805  ±12,387) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 31.3 3,243,865 (±1 / ±123,991)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,099 ±294 Number of households
  • the Merced, CA Metro Area: 86,055 ±548
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (5,753  ±33) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 3.3 285,754 (±0 / ±89)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.3% ±5.4% (101  ±89) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 5.8% † 4,147 (±0.8% / ±568)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,121 ±294 Number of housing units
  • the Merced, CA Metro Area: 90,872 ±70
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$299,500 ±$36,502 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Merced, CA Metro Area: $391,800 ±$5,618
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.1% ±9.1% (865  ±520.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 10.1% 29,046 (±0.9% / ±2,422.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

72.4% ±10.7% (2,828  ±488.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 72.3% 125,865 (±1.6% / ±2,765.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.3% ±4.6% (442  ±182.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 15.3% 26,697 (±0.7% / ±1,235.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

31.4% ±9.2% (1,811  ±530) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 25.6% 74,255
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2% ±1.8% (88  ±77) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Merced, CA Metro Area: 3.6% 7,464 (±0.3% / ±668)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
88 Total veterans ±77 88 Male ±77 N/A Female ±19

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