Dos Palos, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,765

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

1.37% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.6%

19.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$42,367

16.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$299,500

Population & Diversity

Dos Palos, CA is home to a population of 5.77k people, from which 83.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 31.4% of Dos Palos, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.81k people).

In 2024, there were 2.69 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (2.64k people) in Dos Palos, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 981 White (Non-Hispanic) and 765 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.5%

2024 Citizenship

81.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.5% of Dos Palos, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dos Palos, CA was 81.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dos Palos, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dos Palos, CA

Other (Hispanic)
2.64k ± 582
White (Non-Hispanic)
981 ± 357
White (Hispanic)
765 ± 685

70.6%

Hispanic Population

4.07k people

70.6% of the people in Dos Palos, CA are hispanic (4.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dos Palos, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

31.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.81k people

32.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.87k people

As of 2024, 31.4% of Dos Palos, CA residents (1.81k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dos Palos, CA was 32.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dos Palos, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
35 ± 47
Vietnam
23 ± 47

Dos Palos, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dos Palos, CA.

Economy

The economy of Dos Palos, CA employs 2.01k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dos Palos, CA were Other Services, Except Public Administration (325 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (235 people), and Retail Trade (218 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,222), Finance & Insurance ($61,675), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,675).

Employment

Occupations

2.01k

2024 Value

± 426

18.8%

1 Year growth

± 25.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dos Palos, CA grew at a rate of 18.8%, from 1.69k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dos Palos, CA, are Sales & Related Occupations (224 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (206 people), and Management Occupations (177 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dos Palos, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.01k

2024 Value

± 426

18.8%

1 Year growth

± 25.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dos Palos, CA grew at a rate of 18.8%, from 1.69k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dos Palos, CA, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (325 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (235 people), and Retail Trade (218 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dos Palos, CA, though some of these residents may live in Dos Palos, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,263

Median earning men ± $7,974

$30,517

Median earning women ± $14,736

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($102,723), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,813), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($51,344).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($71,261), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,675), and Public Administration ($41,756).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dos Palos, CA was $299,500 in 2024, which is 0.9 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $285,300 to $299,500, a 4.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Dos Palos, CA is 60.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dos Palos, CA have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dos Palos, CA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$299,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,502

$1,264

Median Property Taxes

±$351

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dos Palos, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dos Palos, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.2%

Homeownership

2024

46.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.2% of the housing units in Dos Palos, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dos Palos, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$42,367

Median Household Income

± $17,018

2.1k

Number of Households

± 455

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.1k households in Dos Palos, CA declined from $42,367 from the previous year's value of $50,556.

The following chart displays the households in Dos Palos, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dos Palos, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.4%)
Worked At Home (7.29%)
Walked (6.52%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Dos Palos, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.29%) and those who walked to work (6.52%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dos Palos, CA have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.87% of the workforce in Dos Palos, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dos Palos, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dos Palos, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dos Palos, CA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dos Palos, CA (1.01k out of 5.74k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dos Palos, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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