Dos Palos Y vs Volta

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

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

Dos Palos Y has the higher population (230 vs 188 in Volta). Since 2019, Volta's population has grown faster (+46.9% vs +0.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Dos Palos Y	Volta
Population	230	188
Median age	55.8 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,406	—
Median home value	$485,700	—
Median gross rent	$634	—
Housing units	124	89
Homeownership rate	33.9%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	35.6%	25.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dos Palos Y	Volta
Population	229 → 230 (+0.4%)	128 → 188 (+46.9%)
Median household income	$16,628 → $36,406 (+118.9%)	$41,186 → $41,174 (-0.0%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $485,700 (+208.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$696 → $634 (-8.9%)	—

Dos Palos Y

Population

229230

Median household income

$16,628$36,406

Median home value

$157,600$485,700

Median gross rent

$696$634

Volta

Population

128188

Median household income

$41,186$41,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dos Palos Y	Volta
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.5%	31.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	32.4%
55 to 64	32.2%	15.4%
65 to 74	21.7%	20.7%
75 and over	9.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dos Palos Y	Volta
White (non-Hispanic)	20.0%	3.7%
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%	15.4%
Two or more races	20.0%	66.0%
Hispanic or Latino	60.0%	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dos Palos Y	Volta
No high school diploma	31.4%	21.7%
High school graduate	38.2%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dos Palos Y	Volta
Drove alone	66.7%	92.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	25.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dos Palos Y	Volta
1-unit, detached	78.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	16.1%	0.0%
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	5.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dos Palos Y	Volta
Poverty rate	17.0%	20.7%
Average household size	1.85	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1963	1972