Dos Palos

Population: 5,757
Median household income: $50,556
Median home value: $285,300

Dos Palos, a community in Merced County, California, has 5,757 residents. Its median household income of $50,556 runs below the Merced County figure of $65,044.

From 2019 to 2023, Dos Palos's population grew 7.6% from 5,351 to 5,757, while its median home value rose 46.7% from $194,500 to $285,300.

Households average 2.91 people. The median gross rent is $1,182.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,757
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $50,556
Median home value: $285,300
Median gross rent: $1,182
Housing units: 1,974
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3515,757

Median household income

$56,716$50,556

Median home value

$194,500$285,300

Median gross rent

$969$1,182

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,351	$56,716	$194,500	$969
2020	5,266	$59,155	$232,700	$991
2021	5,651	$60,250	$252,800	$1,042
2022	5,755	$51,230	$263,200	$1,070
2023	5,757	$50,556	$285,300	$1,182

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	474	8.2%
5 to 17	1,020	17.7%
18 to 24	452	7.9%
25 to 34	677	11.8%
35 to 44	682	11.8%
45 to 54	623	10.8%
55 to 64	642	11.2%
65 to 74	844	14.7%
75 and over	343	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	999	17.4%
Black or African American	56	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	252	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	282	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,166	72.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.9%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,214	31.9%
High school graduate	1,274	33.4%
Some college or associate's	883	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	366	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	74	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,272	77.6%
Carpooled	139	8.5%
Public transit	14	0.9%
Walked	77	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	138	8.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	392	26.1%
15 to 29 min	577	38.4%
30 to 44 min	243	16.2%
45 to 59 min	126	8.4%
60+ min	164	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 14.7% (845 of 5,734)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,458	73.9%
Nonfamily households	516	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,974	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,110	56.2%
Renter-occupied	864	43.8%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,693	85.8%
1-unit, attached	2	0.1%
2 to 4 units	49	2.5%
5 to 19 units	187	9.5%
20 or more units	43	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0619612
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.9854, -120.6338