Dos Palos Y, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

273

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

55.5

0.538% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.7%

30.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$35,368

2.85% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$485,700

Population & Diversity

Dos Palos Y, CA is home to a population of 273 people, from which 55.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 62.6% of Dos Palos Y, CA residents were born outside of the country (171 people).

In 2024, there were 2.54 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (145 people) in Dos Palos Y, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 57 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 49 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

55.3%

2024 Citizenship

56.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 55.3% of Dos Palos Y, 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 Y, CA was 56.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dos Palos Y, CA

Other (Hispanic)
145 ± 71
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
57 ± 78
White (Non-Hispanic)
49 ± 53

61.2%

Hispanic Population

167 people

61.2% of the people in Dos Palos Y, CA are hispanic (167 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dos Palos Y, 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

62.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

171 people

60.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

140 people

As of 2024, 62.6% of Dos Palos Y, CA residents (171 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 Y, CA was 60.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dos Palos Y, CA was $485,700 in 2023, which is 1.46 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $500,000 to $485,700, a 2.86% decrease. The homeownership rate in Dos Palos Y, CA is 36%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dos Palos Y, CA have an average commute time of 14.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dos Palos Y, CA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$485,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$388,282

$58

Median Property Taxes

±$71

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 Y, 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 Y, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$35,368

Median Household Income

± $12,014

161

Number of Households

± 103

In 2024, the median household income of the 161 households in Dos Palos Y, CA declined from $35,368 from the previous year's value of $36,406.

The following chart displays the households in Dos Palos Y, 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dos Palos Y, 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 (62%)
Walked (28.3%)
Worked At Home (9.78%)

In 2024, 62% of workers in Dos Palos Y, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (28.3%) and those who worked at home (9.78%).

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

14.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dos Palos Y, CA have a shorter commute time (14.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Dos Palos Y, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dos Palos Y, 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 Y, 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 Y, CA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dos Palos Y, CA (32 out of 273 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dos Palos Y, 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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