Dunsmuir

Population: 1,519
Median household income: $47,708
Median home value: $262,800

Dunsmuir, a community in Siskiyou County, California, has 1,519 residents. At $47,708, its median household income sits below Siskiyou County's $55,499.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dunsmuir's population declined 11.9% from 1,724 to 1,519, while its median home value rose 53.9% from $170,800 to $262,800.

The median gross rent is $953. 21.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,519
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,708
Median home value: $262,800
Median gross rent: $953
Housing units: 1,071
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7241,519

Median household income

$34,872$47,708

Median home value

$170,800$262,800

Median gross rent

$917$953

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,724	$34,872	$170,800	$917
2020	1,870	$39,821	$191,900	$871
2021	1,826	$39,737	$226,800	$870
2022	1,756	$42,500	$232,900	$977
2023	1,519	$47,708	$262,800	$953

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	133	8.8%
5 to 17	168	11.1%
18 to 24	91	6.0%
25 to 34	211	13.9%
35 to 44	132	8.7%
45 to 54	127	8.4%
55 to 64	240	15.8%
65 to 74	264	17.4%
75 and over	153	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,153	75.9%
Black or African American	31	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	1.0%
Asian	32	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	116	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	172	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	9.5%
High school graduate	322	28.6%
Some college or associate's	458	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	169	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	71	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled16.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	416	69.9%
Carpooled	99	16.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	46	7.7%
Other means	4	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	184	33.5%
15 to 29 min	285	51.9%
30 to 44 min	16	2.9%
45 to 59 min	27	4.9%
60+ min	37	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 13.1% (198 of 1,510)

	Count	Share
Family households	362	51.8%
Nonfamily households	337	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	699	65.3%
Vacant	372	34.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	416	59.5%
Renter-occupied	283	40.5%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	798	74.5%
1-unit, attached	11	1.0%
2 to 4 units	127	11.9%
5 to 19 units	92	8.6%
20 or more units	16	1.5%
Mobile home & other	27	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0620242
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.2315, -122.2709