Dos Palos vs Gustine

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

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

Gustine has the higher population (6,118 vs 5,757 in Dos Palos). Gustine has the higher median household income ($58,321 vs $50,556 in Dos Palos). Gustine has the higher median home value ($422,500 vs $285,300 in Dos Palos).

Population, income & housing

	Dos Palos	Gustine
Population	5,757	6,118
Median age	36.5 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,556	$58,321
Median home value	$285,300	$422,500
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,345
Housing units	1,974	2,431
Homeownership rate	56.2%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	19.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dos Palos	Gustine
Population	5,351 → 5,757 (+7.6%)	5,813 → 6,118 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$56,716 → $50,556 (-10.9%)	$53,667 → $58,321 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$194,500 → $285,300 (+46.7%)	$222,700 → $422,500 (+89.7%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,182 (+22.0%)	$1,062 → $1,345 (+26.6%)

Dos Palos

Population

5,3515,757

Median household income

$56,716$50,556

Median home value

$194,500$285,300

Median gross rent

$969$1,182

Gustine

Population

5,8136,118

Median household income

$53,667$58,321

Median home value

$222,700$422,500

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,345

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dos Palos	Gustine
Under 5	8.2%	2.9%
5 to 17	17.7%	21.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	17.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	15.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	6.1%
65 to 74	14.7%	10.8%
75 and over	6.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dos Palos	Gustine
White (non-Hispanic)	17.4%	30.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	72.4%	65.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dos Palos	Gustine
No high school diploma	31.9%	27.8%
High school graduate	33.4%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dos Palos	Gustine
Drove alone	77.6%	78.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	18.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dos Palos	Gustine
1-unit, detached	85.8%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	2.9%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Dos Palos	Gustine
Poverty rate	14.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.91	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	28	53
Median year structure built	1976	1979