Bear Creek vs Dos Palos Y

A side-by-side comparison of Bear Creek and Dos Palos Y: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bear Creek has the higher population (231 vs 230 in Dos Palos Y). Since 2019, Bear Creek's population has grown faster (+56.1% vs +0.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Bear Creek	Dos Palos Y
Population	231	230
Median age	32.4 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,406
Median home value	—	$485,700
Median gross rent	—	$634
Housing units	39	124
Homeownership rate	64.1%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	35.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bear Creek	Dos Palos Y
Population	148 → 231 (+56.1%)	229 → 230 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $70,972 (+62.2%)	$16,628 → $36,406 (+118.9%)
Median home value	—	$157,600 → $485,700 (+208.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$696 → $634 (-8.9%)

Bear Creek

Population

148231

Median household income

$43,750$70,972

Dos Palos Y

Population

229230

Median household income

$16,628$36,406

Median home value

$157,600$485,700

Median gross rent

$696$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bear Creek	Dos Palos Y
Under 5	9.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	3.5%
18 to 24	3.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	50.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	3.5%	14.3%
55 to 64	9.1%	32.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	21.7%
75 and over	4.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bear Creek	Dos Palos Y
White (non-Hispanic)	33.8%	20.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	20.0%
Hispanic or Latino	66.2%	60.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bear Creek	Dos Palos Y
No high school diploma	5.8%	31.4%
High school graduate	38.2%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	49.7%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bear Creek	Dos Palos Y
Drove alone	78.7%	66.7%
Carpooled	21.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	25.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bear Creek	Dos Palos Y
1-unit, detached	79.5%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	16.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Bear Creek	Dos Palos Y
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.0%
Average household size	5.92	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	—	16
Median year structure built	1978	1963