Dos Palos vs Planada

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

Dos Palos and Planada 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 3,524 in Planada). Dos Palos has the higher median household income ($50,556 vs $45,588 in Planada). Dos Palos has the higher median home value ($285,300 vs $237,200 in Planada).

Population, income & housing

	Dos Palos	Planada
Population	5,757	3,524
Median age	36.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,556	$45,588
Median home value	$285,300	$237,200
Median gross rent	$1,182	$981
Housing units	1,974	1,146
Homeownership rate	56.2%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dos Palos	Planada
Population	5,351 → 5,757 (+7.6%)	4,418 → 3,524 (-20.2%)
Median household income	$56,716 → $50,556 (-10.9%)	$43,138 → $45,588 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$194,500 → $285,300 (+46.7%)	$145,500 → $237,200 (+63.0%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,182 (+22.0%)	$761 → $981 (+28.9%)

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

Planada

Population

4,4183,524

Median household income

$43,138$45,588

Median home value

$145,500$237,200

Median gross rent

$761$981

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dos Palos	Planada
Under 5	8.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	21.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	14.7%	7.7%
75 and over	6.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dos Palos	Planada
White (non-Hispanic)	17.4%	2.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	72.4%	96.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dos Palos	Planada
No high school diploma	31.9%	49.9%
High school graduate	33.4%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dos Palos	Planada
Drove alone	77.6%	78.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	17.0%
Public transit	0.9%	1.3%
Walked	4.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dos Palos	Planada
1-unit, detached	85.8%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	0.6%
20 or more units	2.2%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Dos Palos	Planada
Poverty rate	14.7%	26.5%
Average household size	2.91	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1976	1984