Ballico vs South Dos Palos

A side-by-side comparison of Ballico and South Dos Palos: population, income, housing, and more.

Ballico and South Dos Palos are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Dos Palos has the higher population (1,637 vs 538 in Ballico). Ballico has the higher median household income ($163,500 vs $55,288 in South Dos Palos). Ballico has the higher median home value ($502,400 vs $278,000 in South Dos Palos).

Population, income & housing

	Ballico	South Dos Palos
Population	538	1,637
Median age	40.7 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$163,500	$55,288
Median home value	$502,400	$278,000
Median gross rent	$1,115	—
Housing units	168	455
Homeownership rate	74.4%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	24.1%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballico	South Dos Palos
Population	538 → 538 (+0.0%)	1,756 → 1,637 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $163,500 (+161.6%)	$42,571 → $55,288 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$236,700 → $502,400 (+112.3%)	$177,000 → $278,000 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,115 (+12.4%)	$710 → $1,263 (+77.9%)

Ballico

Population

538538

Median household income

$62,500$163,500

Median home value

$236,700$502,400

Median gross rent

$992$1,115

South Dos Palos

Population

1,7561,637

Median household income

$42,571$55,288

Median home value

$177,000$278,000

Median gross rent

$710$1,263

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballico	South Dos Palos
Under 5	8.6%	1.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	27.4%
18 to 24	18.2%	15.5%
25 to 34	0.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	15.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	14.7%	17.2%
55 to 64	16.9%	4.6%
65 to 74	4.8%	4.8%
75 and over	4.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballico	South Dos Palos
White (non-Hispanic)	52.2%	10.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	47.8%	84.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballico	South Dos Palos
No high school diploma	13.8%	26.7%
High school graduate	35.7%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	16.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballico	South Dos Palos
Drove alone	71.3%	85.7%
Carpooled	5.4%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	10.4%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballico	South Dos Palos
1-unit, detached	86.9%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.4%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ballico	South Dos Palos
Poverty rate	15.6%	35.2%
Average household size	3.36	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	35	41
Median year structure built	1971	1984