Dos Palos vs McSwain

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

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

Dos Palos has the higher population (5,757 vs 5,556 in McSwain). McSwain has the higher median household income ($140,173 vs $50,556 in Dos Palos). McSwain has the higher median home value ($639,800 vs $285,300 in Dos Palos).

Population, income & housing

	Dos Palos	McSwain
Population	5,757	5,556
Median age	36.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,556	$140,173
Median home value	$285,300	$639,800
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,205
Housing units	1,974	1,643
Homeownership rate	56.2%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dos Palos	McSwain
Population	5,351 → 5,757 (+7.6%)	4,399 → 5,556 (+26.3%)
Median household income	$56,716 → $50,556 (-10.9%)	$101,283 → $140,173 (+38.4%)
Median home value	$194,500 → $285,300 (+46.7%)	$458,100 → $639,800 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,182 (+22.0%)	$927 → $1,205 (+30.0%)

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

McSwain

Population

4,3995,556

Median household income

$101,283$140,173

Median home value

$458,100$639,800

Median gross rent

$927$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dos Palos	McSwain
Under 5	8.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	26.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	8.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	15.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	14.7%	6.8%
75 and over	6.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dos Palos	McSwain
White (non-Hispanic)	17.4%	58.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	4.4%	14.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	72.4%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dos Palos	McSwain
No high school diploma	31.9%	11.2%
High school graduate	33.4%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dos Palos	McSwain
Drove alone	77.6%	74.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	12.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.7%
Walked	4.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dos Palos	McSwain
1-unit, detached	85.8%	94.5%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Dos Palos	McSwain
Poverty rate	14.7%	10.7%
Average household size	2.91	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1976	1998